Meanings
comparative more irreligious · superlative most irreligious
- Having no relation to religion.
Synonyms: nonreligious, areligious, areligious, civil, earthly, laicist, laicistic, mundane
- Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
[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 […]
1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling- In conscious rejection of religion.
Synonyms: antireligious, antireligion, atheistic, atheist
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving no relation to religion.
adjectiveIn conscious rejection of religion.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehostile or indifferent to religion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinirreligiōsus
- Englishirreligious
From Latin irreligiōsus. By surface analysis, ir- + religious.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish epäuskonnollinen, uskonnoton
- epäuskonnollinenhaving no relation to religion
- uskonnotonhaving no relation to religion
- epäuskonnollinenrejecting religion consciously
- uskontovastainenrejecting religion consciously
- epäuskonnollinencontrary to religious beliefs and practices
- uskonnonvastainencontrary to religious beliefs and practices
French irréligieux, irréligieux
- irréligieuxhaving no relation to religion
- irréligieuxcontrary to religious beliefs and practices
German irreligiös, irreligiös
- irreligiösrejecting religion consciously
- irreligiöscontrary to religious beliefs and practices
Hebrew לא דתי, חילוני
- לא דתי (lo datí)having no relation to religion
- חילוני (khiloní)having no relation to religion
- חילוני (khiloní)rejecting religion consciously
- חופשי (khofshí)rejecting religion consciously
- לא דתי (lo datí)contrary to religious beliefs and practices
- חילוני (khiloní)contrary to religious beliefs and practices
Hindi अधर्मी, अधर्मी
- अधर्मी (adharmī)rejecting religion consciously
- अधर्मी (adharmī)contrary to religious beliefs and practices
Irish díreiligiúnach, neamhchráifeach
- díreiligiúnachhaving no relation to religion
- neamhchráifeachrejecting religion consciously
- díreiligiúnachcontrary to religious beliefs and practices
Latin irreligiōsus
- irreligiōsuscontrary to religious beliefs and practices
Māori whakaponokore
- whakaponokorehaving no relation to religion
Polish areligijny, niereligijny
- areligijnyhaving no relation to religion
- niereligijnyhaving no relation to religion
- niereligijnyrejecting religion consciously
- niereligijnycontrary to religious beliefs and practices
Portuguese irreligioso, irreligioso
- irreligiosohaving no relation to religion
- irreligiosorejecting religion consciously
- irreligiosocontrary to religious beliefs and practices
Spanish irreligioso, irreligioso
- irreligiosohaving no relation to religion
- irreligiosorejecting religion consciously
- irreligiosocontrary to religious beliefs and practices
Ukrainian нерелігі́йний, нерелігі́йний
- нерелігі́йний (nerelihíjnyj)having no relation to religion
- нерелігі́йний (nerelihíjnyj)rejecting religion consciously
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with irreligious
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irreligious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreligious
“irreligious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreligious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irreligious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreligious.
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