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irreligious

[ir-i-lij-uhs] / ˌɪr ɪˈlɪdʒ əs /


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"Not only is this a sacred day, the most sacred in the Jewish calendar, but it's also a time of mass gathering, and the time when the Jewish community, however religious or irreligious, gathers together."

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

“It’s not the revolution that turned some into atheists or irreligious; the revolution gave them the freedom and courage to speak up,” said Elmihy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

A Christmas Eve gathering might assemble irreligious friends, a meet-the-artist event at the shop might end up twice the size at her place.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

We’ve been denouncing religious intolerance, but I’m afraid many of us liberals have a problem with irreligious intolerance.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2020

Regarding their opposition to the rebellion from the pulpit, in private conversation, and by means of the press, they fought the secret societies, its principal cause, and the propagation of evil and irreligious literature.

From The Friars in the Philippines by Coleman, Ambrose