Meanings
plural irreligions
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.
Near-synonyms: atheism, agnosticism
3 more examples
Lucretius' irreligion is too strong, / For early stomachs, to prove wholesome food […]
1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, section IThese often slangly letters censure modern irreligion and urge devotion to religion.
1940, Walter Romig, The Guide to Catholic Literature, page 566When we put this idea together with that of the other prescription, we see that what the two together demand is that, with respect to their religions and irreligions, all men shall stand before the government as equals.
1967, Theodor R. Sizer, Nicholas Wolterstoff, Religion and Public Education, page 5Synonyms: unreligion, atheism, agnosticism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.
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Origin
- Latinirreligiō
- Frenchirréligion
- Englishirreligion
From French irréligion, from Latin irreligiō. By surface analysis, ir- + religion.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لَادِينِيَّة
- لَادِينِيَّة (lādīniyya)state of being irreligious
Bengali ধর্মহীনতা
- ধর্মহীনতা (dhormohinota)state of being irreligious
Catalan irreligió
- irreligióstate of being irreligious
Dutch irreligie
- irreligiestate of being irreligious
Finnish uskonnottomuus
- uskonnottomuusstate of being irreligious
French irréligion
- irréligionstate of being irreligious
German Irreligiosität, Religionsfeindlichkeit
- Irreligiositätstate of being irreligious
- Religionsfeindlichkeitstate of being irreligious
- Religionslosigkeitstate of being irreligious
Greek άθρησκία
- άθρησκία (áthriskía)state of being irreligious
Hebrew חוֹסֶר דָּת
- חוֹסֶר דָּת (khóser dat)state of being irreligious
Hindi अधर्म
- अधर्म (adharm)state of being irreligious
Italian irreligione
- irreligionestate of being irreligious
Japanese 無宗教
- 無宗教 (mushūkyō)state of being irreligious
Korean 무종교
- 무종교 (mujonggyo)state of being irreligious
Lithuanian nereligingumas
- nereligingumasstate of being irreligious
Polish niereligijność, bezreligijność
- niereligijnośćstate of being irreligious
- bezreligijnośćstate of being irreligious
- areligijnośćstate of being irreligious
Portuguese irreligião
- irreligiãostate of being irreligious
Russian нерелигио́зность
- нерелигио́зность (nereligióznostʹ)state of being irreligious
Spanish irreligión
- irreligiónstate of being irreligious
Turkish dinsizlik
- dinsizlikstate of being irreligious
Welsh anghrefydd
- anghrefyddstate of being irreligious
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with irreligion
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irreligion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreligion
“irreligion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreligion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irreligion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreligion.
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