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ir·re·li·gious

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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

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—Related forms

ir·re·li·gious·ly, adverb

ir·re·li·gious·ness, ir·re·lig·i·os·i·ty

Audio Help [ir-i-lij-ee-os-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, noun

—Synonyms 3. profane, sacrilegious, ungodly.

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ir·re·li·gious Audio Help (ĭr'ĭ-lĭj'əs) Pronunciation Key
adj. Hostile or indifferent to religion; ungodly.

ir're·li'gious·ly adv., ir're·li'gious·ness n.

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irreligious

1561, from L. irreligiosus, from in- "not" + religiosus (see religion).

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irreligious
adjective
hostile or indifferent to religion [ant: religious]

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Irreligious

Im"pi*ous\, a. [L. impius; pref. im- not + pius piou. See Pious.] Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious language.

When vice prevails, and impious men bear away, The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.

Syn: Impious, Irreligious, Profane.

Usage: Irreligious is negative, impious and profane are positive. An indifferent man may be irreligious; a profane man is irreverent in speech and conduct; an impious man is wickedly and boldly defiant in the strongest sense. Profane also has the milder sense of secular. --C. J. Smith. -- Im"pi*ous*ly, adv. -- Im"pi*ous*ness, n.

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