Meaning of irreligiosity | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The quality of being irreligious.
   uncountable
2. An impious action or utterance.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“1584, William Allen, A True, Sincere and Modest Defence of English Catholics, London: The Manresa Press⟳, 1914, Volume 2, Chapter 8, p. 126, And it is a singular note⟳ of irreligiosity in our days, that these profane heretics and godless persons do prefer⟳ human things before divine; the regiment temporal before spiritual; the body before the soul; earth before heaven; regality before priesthood; and this life before the next and all eternity.”

“1930, William Malisoff, A Calendar of Doubts and Faiths, New York: G. H. Watt, “The Significance of Science,” pp. 277-278, The irreligiosity of much that passes for religion is paralleled, of course, to quite an extent by the unscientific nature of a great deal⟳ that passes for science.”

“The Tulsis celebrated Christmas in their store and, with equal irreligiosity, in their home.”

“[…] at first, the sudden insertion of scathing irreligiosities into the mouth of such a previously unflappable character seems a merely academic gesture.”

“Majlesi preached and popularized his discourse with the open⟳ support⟳ of the Shah. In exchange⟳, he turned a blind eye to the personal and private impieties and irreligiosities of the Shah, as long as the Shah continued to officially pay⟳ lip service to Shi‘ism and publicly act as its protector and upholder.”

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