🚫 Opposition to religion 🚫 Against religion

antireligion

1 8.6

Not supporting religion or religious groups

adjective
/ˌæn.ti.rɪˈlɪdʒ.ən/

Offensive

: antirreligioso

His antireligion stance was clear during the heated debate on faith in schools.

Examples

Some groups promote antireligion ideas in response to religious influence in politics.
The activist's antireligion views sparked controversy in the community.
His antireligion views often sparked heated debates.
Many people find his antireligion stance quite controversial.
The activist's antireligion views sparked controversy in the community.
Some groups promote antireligion ideas in response to religious influence in politics.
His antireligion stance was clear during the heated debate about the role of faith in public education.

Synonyms

irreligious

vsantireligion

3 8.6

Not interested in religion or being against it

expresses active hostility or clear opposition instead of mere indifference

antireligious

vsantireligion

1 7.4

Against religion or religious beliefs

includes active hostility and also targets religious institutions

antitheistic

vsantireligion

1 9.9

Strongly against religion and the idea of God

is hostile or opposed but not necessarily rejecting deity existence

Antonyms

religious

∞ 2.7

Believing in gods or spiritual ideas

How Religious

religious person

48 2.3

nonreligious person

1 3.9

atheism

74 5.8

antireligion

Offensive

1 8.6

Surface Forms

antireligion positive

Morphology

antireligion = religion (transparent) = anti + religion

The meaning is directly compositional: 'anti-' adds the sense of opposition to the base noun 'religion'.

Etymology

Antireligion comes from the prefix anti- meaning 'against' and religion meaning 'beliefs and worship'. As an adjective, it describes a person, view, or action that is against religion, so you can remember it like antivirus or antiwar, where anti- shows 'against'.