nonreligious
Not spiritually affiliated
Nonreligious describes people, institutions, or activities not connected to or based on religion.
A nonreligious person may be an atheist, agnostic, or simply indifferent to spiritual matters.
Nonreligious schools, nonreligious weddings, nonreligious charities—all operate outside religious frameworks.
The term is neutral, describing absence rather than opposition: She comes from a nonreligious family.
Nonreligious, worldly
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- civilMinimally polite
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- governmentalOf or relating to authority
public · state-run · laity · temporal · worldly · mundane · profane · nonclerical
One denying gods exist
- atheismRejection of deities
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- godlessLacking belief in deities
- irreligionAbsence of faith
nontheist · antitheist · unbeliever · infidel · heathen · freethinker · materialist · naturalist
One who doubts claims
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
debunk · empirical · evidence-based · scientific · analytical · rational · logic · reasoning
Ethics-focused secular philosopher
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- empathySharing another's emotions
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
dignity · equality · reason · philanthropy · progressivism · freethought · human-centered · rationalism
Flexible across platforms
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- doubtLack of firm belief
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
undecided · noncommittal · skeptical · open-minded · searching · inquiry · uncommitted · ambivalent
Awareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- inner-peacePsychological harmony within oneself
zen · consciousness · awakening · enlightenment · yoga · energy · mystical · esoteric
secular
Nonreligious, worldly
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- civilMinimally polite
- civicPertaining to community affairs
governmental · public · state-run · laity · temporal · worldly · mundane · profane · nonclerical · separation
atheist
One denying gods exist
irreligion · nontheist · antitheist · unbeliever · infidel · heathen · freethinker · materialist · naturalist · rationalist
skeptic
One who doubts claims
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
critical · debunk · empirical · evidence-based · scientific · analytical · rational · logic · reasoning · scrutiny
humanist
Ethics-focused secular philosopher
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- empathySharing another's emotions
altruism · dignity · equality · reason · philanthropy · progressivism · freethought · human-centered · rationalism · tolerance
agnostic
Flexible across platforms
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- doubtLack of firm belief
questioning · undecided · noncommittal · skeptical · open-minded · searching · inquiry · uncommitted · ambivalent · indifferent
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
inner-peace · zen · consciousness · awakening · enlightenment · yoga · energy · mystical · esoteric · metaphysical
religion, religious, religions, religiously, irreligious, religiosity, religiousness, unreligious, antireligious