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irreligious

[ir-i-lij-uhs] / ˌɪr ɪˈlɪdʒ əs /


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Smith and his friend David Hume, the great irreligious Edinburgh philosopher, were among the leading lights in the Scottish Enlightenment of the late 18th century.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

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

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2023

Yet the UK is now one of the most secular nations in the world - there's a great contradiction in the fact that a nation formed along religious lines is now very irreligious, he says.

From BBC Sep. 29, 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

His philosophical studies would naturally stimulate his sceptical and irreligious dispositions, while his Mystic leanings would operate mainly in the contrary direction.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam




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