irreligious

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs/ UK /ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
indifferent or hostile to religion

He led a thoroughly irreligious life, scorning all ritual.

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Synonyms

1 adj · indifferent or hostile to... ungodly impious profane godless secular unbelieving

Opposites

religious pious devout

Word family

Derived forms irreligiouslyirreligiousnessirreligion

Related forms religious religion

Etymology

From Latin irreligiosus 'impious', from in- 'not' plus religiosus 'religious', from religio 'reverence, religious obligation'.

irreligiosus Latin religio Latin

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Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives

# irreligious

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

## Meanings
1. indifferent or hostile to religion

## Examples
- He led a thoroughly irreligious life, scorning all ritual.

## Synonyms
- ungodly
- impious
- profane
- godless
- secular
- unbelieving

## Antonyms
- religious
- pious
- devout

## Derived Forms
- irreligiously
- irreligiousness
- irreligion

## Related Forms
- religious
- religion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: irreligiosus
- Root: religio

## Etymology
From Latin irreligiosus 'impious', from in- 'not' plus religiosus 'religious', from religio 'reverence, religious obligation'.

## AI Etymology
Irreligious is from Latin irreligiosus 'impious', from in- 'not' plus religiosus 'religious', from religio 'reverence, religious obligation'. Important recorded forms include irreligiosus (Latin) and religio (Latin). The current sense covers indifferent or hostile to religion. The wider family includes derived forms such as irreligiously, irreligiousness, and irreligion and related words such as religious and religion.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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