antireligion

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌæntirɪˈlɪdʒən/ UK /ˌantirɪˈlɪdʒən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
opposed to religion, or such opposition itself

The regime pursued an aggressively antireligion campaign against the churches.

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Synonyms

1 adj · opposed to religion, or... antireligious irreligioussecularist

Opposites

religious devout pious

Word family

Related forms religion religious antireligious

Etymology

A modern formation from anti- ('against') + religion, the latter from Latin religiō ('reverence for the gods'), perhaps from religāre ('to bind fast').

antí Ancient Greek religiō Latin

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# antireligion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌæntirɪˈlɪdʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌantirɪˈlɪdʒən/

## Meanings
1. opposed to religion, or such opposition itself

## Examples
- The regime pursued an aggressively antireligion campaign against the churches.

## Synonyms
- antireligious
- irreligious
- secularist

## Antonyms
- religious
- devout
- pious

## Related Forms
- religion
- religious
- antireligious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: antí
- Root: religiō

## Etymology
A modern formation from anti- ('against') + religion, the latter from Latin religiō ('reverence for the gods'), perhaps from religāre ('to bind fast').

## AI Etymology
antireligion is a modern formation from anti- ('against') + religion, the latter from Latin religiō ('reverence for the gods'), perhaps from religāre ('to bind fast'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the adjective sense is "opposed to religion, or such opposition itself", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as religion, religious, antireligious, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Ancient Greek antí, Latin religiō, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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