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nonreligious

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not religious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: irreligious, secular, unreligious, areligious, civil, earthly, laicist, laicistic, mundane, nonreligious, profane, temporal, unconsecrated, unsanctified, worldly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From non- + religious.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: jofetar — not religious; secular
  • Finnish: epäuskonnollinen — not religious; secular
  • Galician: non relixioso — not religious; secular
  • Polish: areligijny — not religious; secular
  • Polish: niereligijny — not religious; secular
  • Swedish: icke-religiös — not religious; secular