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The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion.
Robert Jackson

Meaning of "irreligion" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRRELIGION

irreligion  [ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRRELIGION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irreligion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IRRELIGION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Irreligion

Irreligion is the absence of religion, an indifference towards religion, a rejection of religion, or hostility towards religion. When characterized as the rejection of religious belief, it includes explicit atheism, religious dissidence, and secular humanism. When characterized as hostility towards religion, it includes anticlericalism, antireligion, and antitheism. When characterized as indifference to religion, it includes apatheism. When characterized as the absence of religious belief, it may also include implicit atheism, agnosticism, ignosticism, nontheism, religious skepticism, and freethought. Irreligion may even include forms of theism, depending on the religious context it is defined against. In 18th-century Europe, the epitome of irreligion was deism. A 2012 survey found that 36% of the world population is not religious and that between 2005 and 2012 world religiosity decreased by 9 percentage points. The Pew global report in 2010 noted that many that are not religious have some religious beliefs and the majority of nonreligious come from Asia and the Pacific.

Definition of irreligion in the English dictionary

The definition of irreligion in the dictionary is lack of religious faith. Other definition of irreligion is indifference or opposition to religion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRRELIGION


alloantigen
ˌæləʊˈæntɪdʒən
antigen
ˈæntɪdʒən
antireligion
ˌæntɪrɪˈlɪdʒən
Bajan
ˈbeɪdʒən
Cajun
ˈkeɪdʒən
contagion
kənˈteɪdʒən
dihydrogen
daɪˈhaɪdrɪdʒən
florigen
ˈflɒrɪdʒən
Harijan
ˈhʌrɪdʒən
hydrogen
ˈhaɪdrɪdʒən
indigen
ˈɪndɪdʒən
mucigen
ˈmjuːsɪdʒən
oxygen
ˈɒksɪdʒən
religion
rɪˈlɪdʒən
smidgen
ˈsmɪdʒən
smidgeon
ˈsmɪdʒən
smidgin
ˈsmɪdʒən
Trajan
ˈtreɪdʒən
widgeon
ˈwɪdʒən
wigeon
ˈwɪdʒən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRRELIGION

irrelated
irrelation
irrelative
irrelatively
irrelativeness
irrelevance
irrelevancy
irrelevant
irrelevantly
irrelievable
irreligionist
irreligious
irreligiously
irreligiousness
irremeable
irremeably
irremediable
irremediableness
irremediably
irremissibility

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRRELIGION

American Legion
bioregion
British Legion
Central Region
Ceredigion
critical region
E region
ecoregion
F region
foreign legion
French Foreign Legion
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
legion
organized religion
region
revealed religion
Royal British Legion
Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region
subregion
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Synonyms and antonyms of irreligion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «irreligion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRRELIGION

Find out the translation of irreligion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of irreligion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irreligion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无神论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irreligión
570 millions of speakers

English

irreligion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधर्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безбожие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irreligion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধর্মদ্রোহিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irréligion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Irreligion
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

irreligion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無宗教
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

irreligion에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irreligion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

irreligion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மதமற்றவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असंवेदनशीलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dinsizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irreligione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezbożność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безбожництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

irreligion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασέβεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

irreligion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

irreligion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

irreligion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irreligion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRELIGION»

The term «irreligion» is regularly used and occupies the 95.329 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRELIGION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irreligion

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QUOTES WITH «IRRELIGION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word irreligion.
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Robert Jackson
The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRRELIGION»

Discover the use of irreligion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irreligion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for ...
" Despite the strong influence of his day job, Paulos says, there isn't a single mathematical formula in the book.
John Allen Paulos, 2007
2
Scepticism and Irreligion in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth ...
This volume seeks to clarify and understand the challenges made to both the framework of thinking about God and religion in the 17th and 18th centuries and to the intellectual systems that had supported religious thinking earlier.
Richard Henry Popkin, Arie Johan Vanderjagt, 1993
3
The Riddle of Hume's Treatise: Skepticism, Naturalism, and ...
Contrary to this view, Paul Russell argues that it is irreligious aims and objectives that are fundamental to the Treatise and account for its underlying unity and coherence.
Paul Russell, 2010
4
Subjectivity and Irreligion: Atheism and Agnosticism in ...
This book asks specific philosophical questions about the underlying structure of Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche's thoughts on atheism and agnosticism; thoughts that represent one of the most concerted attacks on monotheistic religion in ...
Matthew Alun Ray, 2003
5
Religion and Irreligion in Victorian Society: Essays in ...
This volume of eleven specially commissioned essays celebrates the work of Robert K. Webb, one of the foremost historians of modern Britain. The contributors address some of the central themes in the history of nineteenth-century religion.
R. W. Davis, R. J. Helmstadter, 2013
6
Religion and Eternal Life, Or Irreligion and Perpetual ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Gregory Pike, 2012
7
Irreligion: Thought, Rationale, History
This is an exploration of Irreligion that reviews theory, rationale, and history along with criticism and parodies of religion.
Eric Wright, 2010
8
Irreligion: Atheism, Irreligion by Country, Objectivism, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
9
Articles on Irreligion by Country, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature
In one part of his charge the Bishop asserted that " general irreligion and avowed depravity characterize the present age." — We must here beg leave to suggest that such general and sweeping charges of infidelity and profligacy come With a  ...
Tobias George Smollett, 1813

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRRELIGION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irreligion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Under God — since When?
Indeed, from the earliest days of the American republic, concerned Protestants sought to preserve it from irreligion (as in the French Revolution ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
Nkrumahism, The Can Of Worms I Opened – Capitalism
A Papal encyclical issued in the sixties, blamed capitalism for the spread of irreligion and the sins of our contemporaries. Protestant sects ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
3
Another Spat About A Religious Monument
Besides appealing to the demonstrably false principle that the government cannot favor religion over irreligion, today's opinion suggests that ... «Wizbang, Jul 15»
4
Before They Export Compulsory Homosexuality to Us
America would seek to add irreligion to democracy, free market economy, the right of children to do as they please without parents raising a ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Group fighting 'Jesus sign' condemns possible arson attack on …
"No one should be targeted because of religion or irreligion. FFRF abhors all violence and hopes that those responsible are brought to justice," ... «KLTV, Jun 15»
6
Religion and faith: Classes on secularism, Tibetan Buddhism
... “The Rise of the Nones: Causes and Consequences of Rising Irreligion in the USA,” from 10 a.m. to noon and “Secularism and Individualism ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jun 15»
7
Preacher's Corner: A look behind the words
When I have thought about this statement, I have wondered if they believed in “unorganized religion” or “organized irreligion?” Well, what I think ... «Lebanon Democrat, Jun 15»
8
Transhumanism is not Atheism and is often Misrecognized Religion
Be warned: when the most vital moments of life press our civilization, religion will drive irreligion to the wall. The strenuous mood, organized ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jun 15»
9
World religions
The geographical distribution reflects the long history of irreligion in China over a long period of time, still outnumbering the growing numbers in ... «Geographical, Jun 15»
10
Ways of encouraging believers to do good
... free to choose the lifestyle they like but since they are unacquainted with Allah and Islamic moral values, the majority may choose irreligion. «Arab News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Irreligion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/irreligion>. May 2024 ».
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