irreligious
Example Sentences
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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
"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
But irreligious activists don’t just advocate for their specific causes; they have long pushed for other social justice issues like caste and gender equality.
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
Too late the Henry Goldsmiths awoke to the consciousness of her tyranny, which did not permit them to be irreligious even in private.
From The Grandchildren of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill
