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Definition of irreligious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

irreligious

adjective

/ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs/

/ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs/

(formal)

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without any religious belief; showing no respect for religion
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin irreligiosus, from in- ‘not’ + religiosus (from religio ‘reverence, obligation’, perhaps based on Latin religare ‘to bind’).

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