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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Meanwhile, the number of nonreligious people is growing.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
The first is whether communal prayer over a loudspeaker before a state athletic association game is indeed government speech – especially because officials permitted a wide array of nonreligious private speech over the loudspeaker.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2025
By the 1870s, Independence Day had become the most important nonreligious holiday for many Americans, and on June 28, 1870, Congress passed a law making Independence Day a federal holiday.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2025
So, what is the difference between people who are nonreligious vs. those who are secular?
—David Campbell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
The first is whether communal prayer over a loudspeaker before a state athletic association game is indeed government speech – especially because officials permitted a wide array of nonreligious private speech over the loudspeaker.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2025
By the 1870s, Independence Day had become the most important nonreligious holiday for many Americans, and on June 28, 1870, Congress passed a law making Independence Day a federal holiday.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2025
So, what is the difference between people who are nonreligious vs. those who are secular?
—David Campbell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 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 23 Aug. 2025.
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