Antonyms for irreligion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ir-i-lij-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪr ɪˈlɪdʒ ən


Definition of irreligion

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Late Latin irreligionem (nominative irreligio) "irreligion, impiety," from assimiliated form of in- "not" (see in- (1)) + religio (see religion).
  • As in atheism : noun belief that no god exists
Example sentences :
  • Yet the irreligion of the West was painted darker than it really was.
  • Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
  • Yet let no one think that irreligion is advocated in this book.
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • Something was said, too, that I could not catch, about her irreligion.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 » by Various
  • We have, that is to say, been swayed by the spirit of irreligion rather than of religion.
  • Extract from : « Third class in Indian railways » by Mahatma Gandhi
  • To his violences of temper he added a reputation for irreligion.
  • Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden
  • The irreligion of the Third Republic is a dogmatic irreligion.
  • Extract from : « France and the Republic » by William Henry Hurlbert
  • And was Licentiousness and irreligion, alwaies a mark of Honour?
  • Extract from : « A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage » by Jeremy Collier
  • The thought dominant in my mind was the irreligion of the world.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere » by Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart
  • Such is the condition to which irreligion has reduced the French working-man.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • Yet it is not in religious books alone that you will meet with this sort of irreligion.
  • Extract from : « The Unpopular Review Vol. I » by Various

Synonyms for irreligion

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