nonchurch

Definition of nonchurchnext

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Adjective
  • Harder still, how could a domestic consensus be forged to even begin talks in a multi-faith Nigeria, governed by a secular constitution, where the jihadists are legally designated as terrorists?
    Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Although Islamic law prohibits the consumption of alcohol, Damascus is full of secular Muslims.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • There is Muslim representation on the group's advisory board of lay leaders.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to hosting health fairs, the network offers educational workshops, resources, health screenings and works with lay people in congregations to share information.
    Cassandra Spratling, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The designer Jorge Ballina, whose work has not been previously seen at Lyric, imagines this location, both physical and temporal, as a portal drawn from traditional Day of the Dead iconography but also from the artwork of both Kahlo and Rivera.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Its lifeworld, its temporal and spatial perspective, contrasts with the human, rendering our characters as distant, as inanimate, as the stelae and sculptures that surround them.
    Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Nonchurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonchurch. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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