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hostile or indifferent to religionOpposite religiousSimilar lapsed, nonobservant, atheistic, heathenSee also impious

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Ir′re·li′gious adjective

Origin: L. irreligiosus: cf. F. irréligieux.

1. Destitute of religion; not controlled by religious motives or principles; ungodly. Cf. Impious.

Shame and reproach are generally the portion of the impious and irreligious.— Robert South

2. Indicating a lack of religion; profane; wicked; as, irreligious speech.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54