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

Synonyms of nonreligious

• atheistic
• irreligious
• godless
• pagan

Examples of nonreligious in a Sentence

grew up in a nonreligious family

a display of nonreligious holiday decorations on municipally owned property

Recent Examples on the Web

Republicans vow to appeal Arkansas ruling Last year, seven Arkansas families of various religious and nonreligious backgrounds filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s new law requiring all public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library. —Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026

About 7 in 10 nonreligious voters supported Harris. —CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

After her death, Begel found comfort in the Catholic faith after years of being nonreligious. —Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026

In Forrest County, Mississippi, a lawsuit allowed inmates to receive nonreligious books. —James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonreligious

• interreligious
• irreligious
• litigious
• prestigious
• prodigious
• religious