unchurched

[ uhn-churcht ]

adjective

1. not being a member of a church; not attending any church.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unchurched¹

First recorded in 1675–85; un- ¹ + church + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The elfin race were supposed to be on the watch for unchurched or unsained mothers to have the benefit of their milk.

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Especially in Beaverhead and Hughes, this area is unchurched and to a great extent neglected.

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It has unchurched millions, is still unchurching at a tremendous rate, and will end by unchurching itself.

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I have listened, of a Monday morning, to an essay in a ministers' meeting on the problem of the "Unchurched."

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Why should we be "unchurched" any more than the continental churches?

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