irreligious

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ir- +‎ religious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/

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• Rhymes: -ɪdʒəs

Adjective

irreligious (comparative more irreligious, superlative most irreligious)

1. Having no relation to religion.

   Synonyms: nonreligious, areligious

   Coordinate terms: antireligious, antireligion (not the same, just as "not black" or "not female" does not equal "anti-black" or "anti-female")

   Coordinate term: agnostic

2. Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:

     [T]he virtuous reader may condemn her for showing too great regard to a base-born infant, to which all charity is condemned by law as irreligious […]

   1. In conscious rejection of religion.

      Synonyms: antireligious, antireligion, atheistic, atheist

      Coordinate term: agnostic

Related terms

• irreligiosity
• irreligiously
• religious

Translations

contrary to religious beliefs and practices

• Finnish: epäuskonnollinen, uskonnonvastainen
• French: irréligieux (fr)
• German: irreligiös (de)
• Hebrew: לא דתי m (lo datí), חילוני (he) m (khiloní)
• Irish: díreiligiúnach
• Maltese: irreliġjuż
• Portuguese: irreligioso
• Spanish: irreligioso

rejecting religion consciously

• Finnish: epäuskonnollinen, uskontovastainen (fi)
• Georgian: არარელიგიური (arareligiuri)
• German: irreligiös (de)
• Hebrew: חילוני (he) m (khiloní), חופשי m (khofshí)
• Irish: neamhchráifeach
• Polish: niereligijny (pl)
• Portuguese: irreligioso
• Spanish: irreligioso
• Ukrainian: нерелігі́йний (nerelihíjnyj)

having no relation to religion

• Finnish: epäuskonnollinen, uskonnoton (fi)
• French: irréligieux (fr)
• Hebrew: לא דתי m (lo datí), חילוני (he) m (khiloní)
• Irish: díreiligiúnach
• Maori: whakaponokore
• Polish: areligijny (pl), niereligijny (pl)
• Portuguese: irreligioso
• Spanish: irreligioso
• Ukrainian: нерелігі́йний (nerelihíjnyj)