Definition of "nonchurch" [nonchurch]

• Not of or pertaining to a church. (adjective)

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• "The effort, part of a grander scheme known as "Rethink Church," uses "nonchurch language" and "positive land mines" to attract young people by inviting them to look at the faith with fresh eyes, Einstein writes in a forthcoming essay, "The Evolution of Religious Branding.""
• "Though the amendment was limited to pensions established by church pension boards, the IRS later began to allow pensions of nonchurch employers to be treated as church plans if they added a few individuals associated with a religious organization to the benefits committees."
• "As a nonchurch-goer, I think of myself as spiritual, not religious, and of Jesus, Buddha, etc., as spiritual philosophers who taught people to focus attention inwardly, toward the inner self rather than the material world; to love each other as ourselves, to choose compassion over fear, and take action to help others."