unchurched

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adjective

un·​churched ˌən-ˈchərcht How to pronounce unchurched (audio)
Synonyms of unchurchednext
: not belonging to or connected with a church

unchurched

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past tense and past participle of unchurch

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Diana’s husband, James, is an unchurched priest who preaches love and practices intolerance. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024 Churches provided a place and a space for grieving, contemplation and reflection on the part of the great unchurched majority of the nation and for adherents of minority faiths. — Town & Country, 5 May 2023 But American and European societies are now highly plural and increasingly unchurched. — Dominic Green, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022 Through stories and conversations, ‘Sanctified’ is a pathway to communal reflection and healing for women who are churched, unchurched or find themselves somewhere in-between. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 27 Oct. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1657, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unchurched was in 1657

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“Unchurched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchurched. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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