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unchurched

American  
[uhn-churcht] / ʌnˈtʃɜrtʃt /

adjective

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


Etymology

Origin of unchurched

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

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

You might say mainline Protestant hegemony simply vanished from the American scene, its adherents replaced by evangelicals and the unchurched.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2020

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

So he had carried her away to the city hall, where, like any other unclassed or unchurched lovers, they were married by a hurried city official.

From The Iron Woman by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell

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