Example Sentences

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The pope decreed that all investigations of accused bishops be supervised by a leading local bishop, not a national body or independent nonclerical commission.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2019

In his role as the papal butler, Gabriele was one of a tiny group of nonclerical staff that serves the pope on a daily basis.

From Newsweek • May 28, 2012

A nonclerical member of the jury, 60-year-old Alberto Gerardi, director of the Rome Art Institute, finally won approval for Manzu.

From Time Magazine Archive

These nonclerical workers account for about a third of the hundreds of temporary spots Georgetown fills each year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her nonclerical family might be of low station, just as the pope's father had been a shoemaker, but Sophia was the niece of a cardinal, a prince of the Church.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert