nonecclesiastical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonecclesiastical
Adjective
  • In India, the demands of blood and soil are now pitted against the exalted idea of a more secular country.
    Aatish Taseer, Time, 15 July 2025
  • As Costa tells it, even the turmoil of the ensuing years, which included a brutal military dictatorship and multiple impeachments, were still at heart secular: Humans, however flawed and at times incredibly cruel, remained at the root of these decisions.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The film makes the prisoners’ civil-rights violations explicit as these vulnerable characters are dropped into legal and temporal limbo and are denied the right of due process, an ongoing conversation in light of recent deportations.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • But there’s nothing average about MULA, and their new album, ETERNA, blasts these alchemic blends with darkwave, shattering temporal constructs of nostalgia and futurism with a tropi-goth sound for all seasons.
    Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • The use of shaken baby syndrome is still recommended for public education and prevention, and health care providers and other experts also recommend the use of the term because it’s commonly recognized by the lay public and understood by parents.
    Lori Frasier, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
  • There is Muslim representation on the advisory board of lay leaders.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 17 June 2025
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“Nonecclesiastical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonecclesiastical. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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