unchurched
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unchurched
Example Sentences
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She said that as more people become unchurched, many patients don’t have a language for their spirituality or it’s tied up with religious trauma.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2022
While Schuller was masterful at playing to a global TV audience, including the curious and unchurched, the diocese is still figuring out how to evangelize in the Internet age.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2019
Washington in particular has an unchurched, environmentally-conscious population, making it a natural leader of these changes.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2019
The Clark Sisters sang “Is My Living in Vain,” toying with the song’s melody and rhythm with the same sanctified instinct that Franklin introduced to millions of unchurched Americans in the 1960s and ’70s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2018
Mr. Simeon of Cambridge had previously set the example of caring for the unchurched population by his personal labors and the outlay of his large private fortune.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher)
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