as in nonecclesiastical
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Iran is a theocratic republic rooted ideologically in Shiite Islam while Venezuela is a socialist and secular regime.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Concern was higher among older and secular Israelis.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Delbarton publicly acknowledged in 2018 that at least 30 men had come forward with allegations that, over three decades, 13 past or current priests and monks at the school had victimized them — in addition to a lay faculty member who is now retired.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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The meaning is not something that a lay person can necessarily intuit.—
John E. Jones III,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Without temporal permanence, hallucinations inherited from their past selves are accepted as true, and can begin to compound.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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The novella lacks the temporal markers that indicate how much time has passed between episodes and exhibits an abundance of characters with ruptured psyches.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Nonchurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonchurch. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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