nonreligious

Example Sentences

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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

The southern parts of the U.S. tend to be more religious, so it’s not surprising to see three Sunbelt cities with the lowest share of nonreligious residents among large metros.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Joe Goldman, 34, who lives in Brentwood and identifies as “proudly Jewish” and atheist, describes the holiday as having a weight around it that is felt by both religious and nonreligious Jews.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 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