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irreligiosity

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ir⋅re⋅li⋅gious

  [ir-i-lij-uhs]
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–adjective
1. not religious; not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions.
2. showing or characterized by a lack of religion.
3. showing indifference or hostility to religion: irreligious statements.
Origin:
1555–65; < L irreligiōsus. See ir- 2 , religious

Related forms:
ir⋅re⋅li⋅gious⋅ly, adverb
ir⋅re⋅li⋅gious⋅ness, ir⋅re⋅lig⋅i⋅os⋅i⋅ty  [ir-i-lij-ee-os-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
3. profane, sacrilegious, ungodly.
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Word Origin & History

irreligious 
1561, from L. irreligiosus, from in- "not" + religiosus (see religion).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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