irreligiouslyadv.
/ɪrɪˈlɪdʒəsli/ In an irreligious manner; in a way contrary to religion; †in accordance with a false religion (obsolete).
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society > faith > aspects of faith > heresy > [adverb]
irreligiously1577
heretically1680
society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > atheism > [adverb]
unreligiouslya1500
irreligiously1577
atheistically1658
unbelievingly1685
agnostically1878
1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. ii. sig. H.iij/1 Outward honour irreligiously exhibited to the true and very God.
a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §45 51 There is a small market, in former times irreligiously kept on the sabbath day.
1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (1830) IV. iv. 52 If they keep any inmate, thus irreligiously disposed, in their houses, they forfeit 10l. per month.
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