"irreligious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/ Audio: en-us-irreligious.ogg [US] Forms: more irreligious [comparative], most irreligious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪdʒəs Etymology: By surface analysis, ir- + religious. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|ir-|religious}} By surface analysis, ir- + religious Head templates: {{en-adj}} irreligious (comparative more irreligious, superlative most irreligious)
  1. Having no relation to religion. Synonyms: nonreligious, areligious Translations (having no relation to religion): epäuskonnollinen (Finnish), uskonnoton (Finnish), irréligieux (French), לא דתי (lo datí) [masculine] (Hebrew), חילוני (khiloní) [masculine] (Hebrew), díreiligiúnach (Irish), whakaponokore (Maori), areligijny (Polish), niereligijny (Polish), irreligioso (Portuguese), irreligioso (Spanish), нерелігі́йний (nerelihíjnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-irreligious-en-adj-psNajbnN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ir- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 40 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ir-: 32 29 39 Disambiguation of 'having no relation to religion': 94 1 5
  2. Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
    Sense id: en-irreligious-en-adj-V2NhIZoe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ir- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 40 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ir-: 32 29 39
  3. Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
    In conscious rejection of religion.
    Synonyms: antireligious, antireligion, atheistic, atheist
    Sense id: en-irreligious-en-adj-tjOqKaB5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ir- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 40 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ir-: 32 29 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: irreligiosity, irreligiously, religious Translations (contrary to religious beliefs and practices): epäuskonnollinen (Finnish), uskonnonvastainen (Finnish), irréligieux (French), irreligiös (German), לא דתי (lo datí) [masculine] (Hebrew), חילוני (khiloní) [masculine] (Hebrew), díreiligiúnach (Irish), irreliġjuż (Maltese), irreligioso (Portuguese), irreligioso (Spanish) Translations (rejecting religion consciously): epäuskonnollinen (Finnish), uskontovastainen (Finnish), არარელიგიური (arareligiuri) (Georgian), irreligiös (German), חילוני (khiloní) [masculine] (Hebrew), חופשי (khofshí) [masculine] (Hebrew), neamhchráifeach (Irish), niereligijny (Polish), irreligioso (Portuguese), irreligioso (Spanish), нерелігі́йний (nerelihíjnyj) (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'contrary to religious beliefs and practices': 2 49 49 Disambiguation of 'rejecting religion consciously': 29 32 39

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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having no relation to religion",
      "word": "irreligioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having no relation to religion",
      "word": "irreligioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nerelihíjnyj",
      "sense": "having no relation to religion",
      "word": "нерелігі́йний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "irreligious"
}

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