unreligious
- adjective
- /ˌʌnrɪˈlɪdʒəs/
- A completely unreligious Ten Commandments.
Examples
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In a predominantly unreligious society, cultural beliefs often take precedence over spiritual doctrines.
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The Constitution allows a nation with a religious character or an unreligious one.
Blog text (16) -
I think the Constitution permits both a religious nation and an unreligious one, a conclusion my erstwhile blogbrother comes to in his excellent.
Blog text (9) -
Dr. Peggy Shriver, an Assistant General Secretary of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., drew attention to a growing restlessness among young church members and the spread of spiritual hunger; she also observed that being "unchurched" in America does not necessarily mean being unreligious or irreligious.
Academic text (2014) -
It's her tactic to believe women are what's moral: the unreligious part: a measure (they're soft flesh—solace and amusement; they make up for God's being what He is).
Fiction book (1991) -
Many people consider themselves unreligious because they do not follow any formal religious practices.
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His unreligious upbringing led him to question traditional beliefs during his adult life.
Synonyms
Not believing in God or following any religion
Not interested in religion or being against it
Not accepting the idea of God or other religious ideas
About everyday life or material things, not about religion
Not interested in religious or moral ideas and focused on practical things
Not belonging to or following any religion
Not believing in religious ideas or practices
Not believing in God or gods
Antonyms
How Religious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unreligious starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from religious and religion, a word that originally meant 'to bind' people to beliefs or practices, so a helpful image is someone who is 'not bound' by religion. That's why unreligious describes a person or community that does 'not' have or show religious beliefs.