irreligion

[ ir-i-lij-uh n ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈlɪdʒ ən /

lack of religion.

hostility or indifference to religion; impiety.

Origin of irreligion

First recorded in 1585–95, irreligion is from the Latin word irreligiōn- (stem of irreligiō). See ir-², religion

ir·re·li·gion·ist, noun

No amount 64of literary acquisitions can atone for the want of a spiritual mind, for frivolity, heartlessness, and irreligion.

The Young Maiden |A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
This, in spite of the tendency toward what might be called, for the want of a more expressive word, irreligion.

The Cathedrals of Southern France |Francis Miltoun
Pulci must answer for his own irreligion: I answer for the translation only.

Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV |Thomas Moore
This was the kind of irreligion that in these days excited Mrs. Gano's ire more than any other.

The Open Question |Elizabeth Robins

Such is the condition to which irreligion has reduced the French working-man.

The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 |Various

irreligion

/ (ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒən) /

lack of religious faith

indifference or opposition to religion

irreligionist, noun