irreligious

(adjective)

Irreligious describes an absence of any religion; where as anti-religion describes an active opposition or aversion toward religions in general.

Related Terms

Examples of irreligious in the following topics:

  • Religion

    • The true opposite of "religious" is "irreligious. "

  • The Religious Right

    • For some, evangelism was a business, but most conservative Christians were true believers who were convinced that premarital and extramarital sex, abortion, drug use, homosexuality, and “irreligious” forms of popular and high culture were responsible for a perceived decline in traditional family values that threatened American society.

  • Rationalism

    • Since the Enlightenment, rationalism in politics historically emphasized a "politics of reason" centered upon rational choice, utilitarianism, and secularism (later, relationship between rationalism and religion was ameliorated by the adoption of pluralistic rationalist methods practicable regardless of religious or irreligious ideology).

  • Bornu Empire

    • Usman dan Fodio led the Fulani thrust and proclaimed a jihad (holy war) on the irreligious Muslims of the area.

  • Catherine's Domestic Policies

    • Within a few months of her accession in 1762, having heard the French government threatened to stop the publication of the famous French Encyclopédie on account of its irreligious spirit, Catherine proposed to Diderot that he should complete his great work in Russia under her protection.

  • Enlightened Despotism

    • Within a few months of her accession in 1762, having heard the French government threatened to stop the publication of the famous French Encyclopédie on account of its irreligious spirit, Catherine proposed to Diderot that he should complete his great work in Russia under her protection.