Synonyms and antonyms of Not religious and not holy in British Thesaurus

secular (adjective)

not religious, or not connected with religion

irreverent (adjective)

showing no respect for traditions, the rules of society, or religious beliefs

agnostic (adjective)

believing that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not

godless (adjective)

showing disapproval not believing in God, or not living according to religious rules

irreligious (adjective)

formal opposing religion, or having no religious beliefs

unorthodox (adjective)

not following the usual rules or beliefs of your religion, society etc

humanism (noun)

the belief that people can live using their intelligence and reason rather than depending on a god or religion. Someone who believes in humanism is called a humanist.

atheist (noun)

someone who does not believe that God exists

heretic (noun)

someone who does or believes things that oppose the official principles of a religion

rationalist (noun)

someone who believes that ideas and actions should be based on practical reasons and knowledge, rather than on emotions or religious beliefs

agnostic (noun)

someone who believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not

anticlerical (adjective)

disliking priests and churches, or not wanting them to have power in political or social issues

apostate (noun)

formal someone who has given up their religious or political beliefs

atheism (noun)

the belief or theory that God does not exist

civil (adjective)

relating to or done by the state, instead of by religious authorities

corporeal (adjective)

very formal relating to the physical world, and not to spiritual or emotional states

earthly (adjective)

literary relating to life on earth rather than to heaven

the flesh (noun)

physical experiences and feelings, especially sexual ones, rather than mental or spiritual experiences

heathen (noun)

offensiveold-fashioned an insulting word for someone who is not a Christian or a follower of another major established religion

heterodox (adjective)

formal heterodox beliefs are not in agreement with the principles taught by a society or a religion

humanistic (adjective)

relating to the belief that people can live using their intelligence and reason rather than depending on a god or religion

impious (adjective)

very formal showing a lack of respect for a god or religion

infidel (noun)

an old word used as an insult for someone who has no religious beliefs or who has religious beliefs that are different from yours

lapsed (adjective)

no longer following the practices or beliefs of a religion that you once believed in

mundane (adjective)

formal relating to the world and practical matters instead of religious or spiritual ones

nihilism (noun)

a belief that political and religious organizations should be destroyed

non-observance (noun)

failure to follow religious customs

pharisee (noun)

someone who pretends to be very religious or moral, but is not

profane (adjective)

formal showing a lack of respect for God or religious objects, places, or beliefs

profane (verb)

formal to show a lack of respect for God or for a religious object, place, or belief

profane (adjective)

formal not relating to religion

profanity (noun)

formal behaviour that shows that you do not respect God, or a religious object, place, or belief

profanity (noun)

formal a word or language that is offensive because it is rude, or shows a lack of respect for God or people’s religious beliefs

sacrilege (noun)

behaviour that does not show respect for a holy place, object, or idea

sacrilegious (adjective)

not showing respect for a holy place, object, or idea

SBNR (abbreviation)

spiritual but not religious: used especially online to indicate that someone is interested in matters relating to the spirit but does not practise a religion

secularise ()

a British spelling of secularize

secularism (noun)

lack of religious influence within society, or the belief that this is important

secularize (verb)

to make something less religious, or to stop it from being controlled by religion

sinner (noun)

someone who does something morally wrong, or someone who does not obey religious laws

temporal (adjective)

formal relating to ordinary practical life rather than religious matters

unbelief (noun)

formal a lack of belief in God or in a religion

unbeliever (noun)

formal someone who does not believe in God or in a religion

ungodly (adjective)

old-fashioned not believing in or respecting God

unholy (adjective)

not holy

violate (verb)

to treat a holy place with no respect

world (noun)

used about ordinary society and its moral values, rather than religious or spiritual matters

worldly (adjective)

relating to the practical rather than the spiritual aspects of life