Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irreligious

/ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: ir-re-li-gious
IPA: /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no relation to religion.

adj

Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.

adj

Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.

Example Sentences

"[T]he virtuous reader may condemn her for showing too great regard to a base-born infant, to which all charity is condemned by law as irreligious […]"

Etymology

From Latin irreligiōsus. By surface analysis, ir- + religious.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: irreligiōsus

Inflected Forms

more irreligious (comparative) most irreligious (superlative)

Derived Forms

irreligiousness

Frequently Paired Words

irreligiosity irreligiously religious antireligious antireligion agnostic

Synonyms

nonreligious areligious civil earthly irreligious laicist laicistic mundane profane secular temporal unconsecrated

Rhymes With

religious prestigious prodigious sacrilegious ethnoreligious

Questions

How do you pronounce irreligious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/.
What does irreligious mean?: Having no relation to religion.
Where does irreligious come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce irreligious

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