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Adjective
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This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026 -
There is Muslim representation on the group's advisory board of lay leaders.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His stories, particularly the later ones, center around the idea that the Universe is a godless cosmos that is entirely indifferent to humanity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Predictably, the hubbub surrounding the photo was eventually framed as a war between uptight virgins and godless heathens, with a quieter contingent astounded only by the fact that this kind of marketing could still be so effective.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His father's death during World War II influenced his pursuit of the ministry even amid the officially atheistic communist regime of the Soviet Union, according to his obituary on the OCU website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And even the irreligious Bill de Blasio would join parishioners at the cathedral.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stewart’s switch from his usual snark to imitate Colbert’s buffoonery proved how spiteful and irreligious political humor has become since the left’s worship of Barack Obama and subsequent persecution of President Trump.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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But in refusing to allow it in Monaco, Albert joined other European Catholic royals who have taken a similar stand over the years to uphold Catholic doctrine on an increasingly secular continent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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But in refusing to allow it in Monaco, Albert joined other European Catholic royals who have taken a similar stand over the years to uphold Catholic doctrine on an increasingly secular continent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The name of the basilica next to the cloister, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, is indicative of its past, a Catholic basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary over what was once a pagan temple to the Roman god of wisdom, Minerva.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Wild rhythms evoke the rupture of that earth, making way for the pagan rituals that herald the arrival of spring.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The couple, who represent a nondenominational Christian group opposing the spread of AI infrastructure, said that Nebius’ entry into Independence was a necessary reminder of how quickly data centers are spreading in the state.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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Traveling ministry One of the fixtures of the annual rodeo has become Cowboy Church, a weekly nondenominational worship service that takes place the three Sundays of the rodeo’s run.—
Melissa Renteria,
San Antonio Express-News,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The education department’s letter also noted that the school has advertised itself as a religious school, but the Colorado Constitution requires public schools to be nonsectarian.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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Most of the scholars Wiese discusses were rabbis, whether more traditional ones or proponents of radical reform, and this reflects the degree to which secular Jewish Studies, housed in nonsectarian universities, took longer to develop.—
Josh Lambert,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Nonclerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonclerical. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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