irreligioso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin irreligiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ir.re.liˈd͡ʒo.zo/, (traditional) /ir.re.liˈd͡ʒo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: ir‧re‧li‧gió‧so

Adjective

irreligioso (feminine irreligiosa, masculine plural irreligiosi, feminine plural irreligiose)

1. irreligious

   Antonym: religioso

Derived terms

• irreligiosamente

Related terms

• irreligiosità

Further reading

• irreligioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

irreligiōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of irreligiōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti

Proto-Italic *legō

Latin legō

Latin relegōder.?

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Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-der.

Latin ligō

Latin religōder.?

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?

Latin -ō

Latin -iō

Latin religiō

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos

Latin -ōsus

Latin religiōsus

Latin irreligiōsuslbor.

Portuguese irreligioso

Learned borrowing from Latin irreligiōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.li.ʒiˈo.zu/ [i.he.li.ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁe.liˈʒjo.zu/ [i.he.liˈʒjo.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.li.ʒiˈo.zu/ [i.he.li.ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁe.liˈʒjo.zu/ [i.he.liˈʒjo.zu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.li.ʒiˈo.zu/ [i.χe.li.ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁe.liˈʒjo.zu/ [i.χe.liˈʒjo.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.li.ʒiˈo.zo/ [i.he.li.ʒɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁe.liˈʒjo.zo/ [i.he.liˈʒjo.zo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.liˈʒjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: ir‧re‧li‧gi‧o‧so

Adjective

irreligioso (feminine irreligiosa, masculine plural irreligiosos, feminine plural irreligiosas, metaphonic)

1. irreligious; atheistic (not following any religion)

   Synonyms: ateu, ateísta

2. irreligious; antireligious (contrary to religion)

   Synonym: antirreligioso

3. irreligious; secular (having no relation to religion)

   Synonyms: leigo, laico, secular

Related terms

• irreligiosidade

Further reading

• “irreligioso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “irreligioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin irreligiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ireliˈxjoso/ [i.re.liˈxjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: i‧rre‧li‧gio‧so

Adjective

irreligioso (feminine irreligiosa, masculine plural irreligiosos, feminine plural irreligiosas)

1. irreligious

Related terms

• irreligiosidad

Further reading

• “irreligioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025