Irreligious


[ir-i-lij-uh s] /ˌɪr ɪˈlɪdʒ əs/

adjective
1.
not religious; not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions.
2.
showing or characterized by a lack of religion.
3.
showing indifference or hostility to religion:
irreligious statements.
/ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs/
adjective
1.
lacking in, indifferent to, or opposed to religious faith
adj.

c.1400, from Late Latin irreligiosus “irreligious, impious,” from assimilated form of in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + religiosus (see religious). Related: Irreligiously.

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