antireligious

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˌæntirɪˈlɪdʒəs/ UK /ˌantirɪˈlɪdʒəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
hostile or opposed to religion

His antireligious pamphlets scandalized the devout townsfolk.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · hostile or opposed to religion irreligious impioussecularistgodless

Opposites

religious devout pious

Word family

Related forms religion religious antireligion

Etymology

A modern formation from anti- ('against') + religious, the latter from Latin religiōsus, from religiō ('reverence for the gods').

antí Ancient Greek religiō Latin

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Topics

Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives

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# antireligious

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

## Meanings
1. hostile or opposed to religion

## Examples
- His antireligious pamphlets scandalized the devout townsfolk.

## Synonyms
- irreligious
- impious
- secularist
- godless

## Antonyms
- religious
- devout
- pious

## Related Forms
- religion
- religious
- antireligion

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

## Etymology
A modern formation from anti- ('against') + religious, the latter from Latin religiōsus, from religiō ('reverence for the gods').

## AI Etymology
antireligious is a modern formation from anti- ('against') + religious, the latter from Latin religiōsus, from religiō ('reverence for the gods'). 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 "hostile or opposed to religion", 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, antireligion, 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
- Religion & Belief
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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