areligious

Lacking religious belief

Areligious describes someone or something lacking religious character or concern—neither religious nor actively opposed to religion.

Where irreligious suggests hostility or rejection, areligious implies simple absence or indifference: She wasn't atheist, just areligious—the question never interested her.

An areligious upbringing involves no religious instruction or practice.

secular

Nonreligious, worldly

secularismSeparation of faith, state
worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
temporalRelating to chronology

civil · profane · mundane · laic · laity · nontheistic · unchurched · godless · humanist · materialist

skeptical

agnostic

Flexible across platforms

doubterOne who disbelieves
questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
skepticalInclined to question claims

unconvinced · critical · freethinking · rationalist · empiricist · nonbeliever · doubting · incredulous · unpersuaded · freethinker

indifferent

apathetic

Without feeling or concern

unconcernedFeeling no worry
indifferentLacking interest or concern
nonchalantCalmly unconcerned

detached · uninvolved · disinterested · uninterested · uncaring · lukewarm · passive · nominal · lapsed · nonobservant

Opposites

religious engagement/orientation

areligiousreligious

Of faith or worship

devout · faithful · pious · believing · spiritual

intensity of spiritual commitment

areligiousdevout

Deeply religious, sincere

zealous · fervent · fundamentalist · evangelical · fanatical

Family

ultrareligious

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