unreligious
Lacking spiritual belief
Unreligious describes someone or something lacking religious character, interest, or affiliation.
Unlike *irreligious*, which suggests active opposition or hostility to religion, unreligious is more neutral—simply not religious rather than anti-religious: He wasn't hostile to faith, just unreligious by temperament.
The word applies to people, attitudes, or contexts where religion plays no role.
Nonreligious, worldly
- nonbelieverOne lacking religious faith
- unchurchedNot belonging to congregation
- laicNot of priesthood
- layPlace down flat
civil · civic · temporal · mundane · nonclerical · secularist · unaffiliated · godless
One denying gods exist
- atheismRejection of deities
- godlessLacking belief in deities
- disbelieverOne who denies truth
- nontheistPerson without god-belief
materialist · naturalist · unbelieving · faithless · godlessness · antitheist · nihilist · rejectionist
Lack of firm belief
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- agnosticFlexible across platforms
- skepticOne who doubts claims
doubter · freethinker · rationalist · uncertainty · inquiry · agnosticism · nonbelief · incredulity
Without feeling or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- lukewarmMildly warm temperature
- nominalIn designation only
lapsed · uninvolved · casual · detached · unobservant · nonchalant · passive · uncommitted
secular
Nonreligious, worldly
- nonbelieverOne lacking religious faith
- unchurchedNot belonging to congregation
- laicNot of priesthood
lay · civil · civic · temporal · mundane · nonclerical · secularist · unaffiliated · godless · profane
atheist
One denying gods exist
- atheismRejection of deities
- godlessLacking belief in deities
- disbelieverOne who denies truth
nontheist · materialist · naturalist · unbelieving · faithless · godlessness · antitheist · nihilist · rejectionist · nonspiritual
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- agnosticFlexible across platforms
skeptic · doubter · freethinker · rationalist · uncertainty · inquiry · agnosticism · nonbelief · incredulity · questioner
apathetic
Without feeling or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- lukewarmMildly warm temperature
nominal · lapsed · uninvolved · casual · detached · unobservant · nonchalant · passive · uncommitted · unengaged
religion, religious, religiously, nonreligious, irreligion, irreligious, religiosity, religiousness, antireligious