irreligiosity
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9.5
- noun
- /ˌɪrɪlɪˈdʒiːəsɪti/
- "Together, as a barbarian people forged by the wicked flames of irreligiosity and united by visions of a liberal dystopia, we will rise up as one to scorch the earth with boundless amorality."
Examples
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Though reason, critical thinking, and scientific epistemology go a long way toward humanizing people, there is still a need for an emphasis on the cultivation of compassion and empathy that I feel is a missing piece in the movement toward secularization and irreligiosity.
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The rise of irreligiosity in society has sparked debates about the role of religion in our lives.
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Widespread irreligiosity
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The confluence of homosexual attraction toward the uncle and the projection of "irreligiosity" onto him is thus quite understandable.
Academic text (1995) -
The uncle was now emulated and respected, but was also simultaneously held in disfavor due to his irreligiosity and poor moral caliber.
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Moreover, these aspects seemed correlated, in time, with tirades of vilification regarding the uncle's irreligiosity.
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Arab societies desperately attempting to modernize for well over a century certainly witnessed an upsurge of irreligiosity during the first three-quarters of the twentieth century among the educated and members of the higher social classes.
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Many young people today are embracing irreligiosity as they move away from traditional belief systems.
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Some argue that increasing irreligiosity reflects a growing trend towards secular values in modern cultures.
Synonyms
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7.5
Not accepting religious ideas about gods
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8.3
A lack of belief in God or religion
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7.2
A state of being not connected to religion
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6.7
A lack of belief in God or other religious ideas
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9.5
Not following or believing in any religion
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6.8
Not having religious beliefs or belonging to any religion
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9.9
Lack of belief in religious or moral ideas
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9.3
The state of not believing in God or following a religion
A feeling or belief against religion
Antonyms
How Religious
Surface Forms
Morphology
irreligiosity = irreligious (transparent) = ir + religious + ity
Standard noun formation by adding '-ity' to the adjective 'irreligious' yields the state or quality denoted by the adjective.
Etymology
Irreligiosity starts with ir- meaning 'not', like in irregular, and the rest comes from religion, a word that originally suggested being 'bound' or connected to beliefs. So irreligiosity means being 'not' bound by religion, or a lack of religious belief, practice, or interest.