nonreligious
adjective
non·re·li·gious
ˌnän-ri-ˈli-jəs 
: not religious: such as
a
: not having a religious character : secular
a nonreligious organization
b
: having no religion : irreligious
my nonreligious friends
Superficially these images might seem, even to the nonreligious spectator, "scandalous."—
Richard Wollheim
Richard WollheimExamples of nonreligious in a Sentence
grew up in a nonreligious family
a display of nonreligious holiday decorations on municipally owned property
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Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program allows families to use state dollars that would have followed their child to a traditional public school to instead pay for a private, parochial or nonreligious school.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
Soldiers seeking a nonreligious exemption will need a temporary medical profile and an exception-to-policy memo from a lieutenant colonel in the chain of command.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
On a range of other views of government, political parties, and ideology in general, what’s happening with nonreligious young people is also happening among believers.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
From a nonreligious perspective, the sense of reverent occasion is palpable, rippling out from Rome.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
Soldiers seeking a nonreligious exemption will need a temporary medical profile and an exception-to-policy memo from a lieutenant colonel in the chain of command.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
On a range of other views of government, political parties, and ideology in general, what’s happening with nonreligious young people is also happening among believers.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
From a nonreligious perspective, the sense of reverent occasion is palpable, rippling out from Rome.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonreligious
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“Nonreligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonreligious. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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