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irreligion

[ ir-i-lij-uhn ]

noun

  1. lack of religion.
  2. hostility or indifference to religion; impiety.


irreligion

/ ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒən /

noun

  1. lack of religious faith
  2. indifference or opposition to religion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌirreˈligionist, noun
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Other Words From

  • irre·ligion·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of irreligion1

First recorded in 1585–95, irreligion is from the Latin word irreligiōn- (stem of irreligiō ). See ir- 2, religion
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Example Sentences

Perhaps also greater liberty of thought and speech caused irreligion to take a more avowed and visible form.

Yet let no one think that irreligion is advocated in this book.

His flippancy and irreligion as he grew old alarmed the Comtesse de Gramont, who was very devout, for the safety of his soul.

That writer was not far wrong who asserted that irreligion is but one form of the insanity which is born of immoral living.

The collision in the drama is not at all between "bigoted churchmanship" and evangelicalism, but between irreligion and religion.

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