🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Nichtreligiösheit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Nichtreligiösheit

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nonreligiousness/ˌnɒn.rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs.nəs/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die zunehmende Nichtreligiösheit in der Gesellschaft spiegelt einen Wandel hin zum Säkularismus wider."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or quality of being nonreligious; lack of religious beliefs or practices.

    "Her nonreligiousness allowed her to approach moral questions from a secular perspective."
  2. 2

    A characteristic of individuals or societies that do not adhere to religious doctrines.

    "The increasing nonreligiousness in society reflects a shift towards secularism."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'nonreligiousness' is derived from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the root 'religious', which comes from the Latin 'religiosus', meaning 'devout' or 'religious'. The suffix '-ness' indicates a state or quality, thus the term evolved to denote the quality of being not religious, emerging in English usage in the 19th century.

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🇫🇷French → English

non-religiosité

Transliteration: non-religiosité

"Sa non-religiosité lui permet d'aborder les questions morales d'un point de vue laïque."

🇩🇪German → English

Nichtreligiösheit

Transliteration: Nichtreligiösheit

"Die zunehmende Nichtreligiösheit in der Gesellschaft spiegelt einen Wandel hin zum Säkularismus wider."

🇮🇹Italian → English

non religiosità

Transliteration: non religiosità

"La sua non religiosità le permette di affrontare le questioni morali da una prospettiva laica."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

no religiosidad

Transliteration: no religiosidad

"Su no religiosidad le permite abordar las cuestiones morales desde una perspectiva secular."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

não religiosidade

Transliteration: não religiosidade

"A sua não religiosidade permite-lhe abordar questões morais de uma perspectiva secular."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

गैर-धार्मिकता

Transliteration: gair-dharamikta

"उसकी गैर-धार्मिकता उसे नैतिक प्रश्नों को एक सांसारिक दृष्टिकोण से देखने की अनुमति देती है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

非宗教性

Transliteration: fēi zōngjiào xìng

"她的非宗教性使她能够从世俗的角度看待道德问题。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

비종교성

Transliteration: bijonggyoseong

"그녀의 비종교성은 도덕적 질문을 세속적인 관점에서 접근할 수 있게 해준다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

非宗教性

Transliteration: hi shūkyōsei

"彼女の非宗教性は、道徳的な問題を世俗的な視点から考えることを可能にします。"

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