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Recent Examples of nonsectarian
The nonsectarian center hosts retreats that range from 3 to 13 nights, for a wide variety of experience levels, with a central focus on Theravadin teachings and bodhicitta (striving to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings).
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AFAR Media, 9 July 2025
Most recently, in 2022, the Supreme Court said Maine cannot limit a tuition assistance program to nonsectarian schools.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 May 2025
The key difference is charter schools are privately operated, with most states, including Oklahoma, requiring they are run in a nonsectarian way.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
For decades in California, those dollars have only been permitted to go to schools that are nonsectarian.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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AFAR Media, 9 July 2025
Most recently, in 2022, the Supreme Court said Maine cannot limit a tuition assistance program to nonsectarian schools.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 May 2025
The key difference is charter schools are privately operated, with most states, including Oklahoma, requiring they are run in a nonsectarian way.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
For decades in California, those dollars have only been permitted to go to schools that are nonsectarian.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonsectarian
nondenominational
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Known for his sense of style and quiet demure, Flemister started dancing at age 5, first at Valley Kingdom Ministries International, a nondenominational church in Oak Forest, and then moving onto hip-hop at age 8 with Final Phaze and then Empiire Dance Company.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Leaders of Grove City College, a small nondenominational Christian college in rural Pennsylvania, were concerned that this law would bring unwanted government oversight.—
Ryan Creps,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Nonsectarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonsectarian. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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