nonreligious

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Another, who identified herself as nonreligious, said avoiding religion while studying historical events would be ridiculous because it was so central to the people participating in those historical events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Lamarck’s science was indeed revolutionary for its time, emphasizing nonreligious materialism and imagining a version of evolutionary change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike,” he wrote.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

Renouncing one’s religion is allowed in India, and the Special Marriage Act of 1954 permits people with no religious beliefs to marry, as well as nonreligious and non-ritualistic weddings.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

It is the same rhythmic pattern that drives the only popular nonreligious song of the early thirteenth century still known today: ‘Sumer is icumen in’.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall