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nonclerical

nonclerical adjective: not part of the organization of a church; lay.

Adjective

nonclerical (not comparable)

  1. Not part of the organization of a church; lay.

Origin of nonclerical

From non- + clerical.

Questions about nonclerical

What does nonclerical mean?
Nonclerical means not part of the organization of a church; lay.
What part of speech is nonclerical?
Nonclerical is an adjective.

Words near nonclerical in the dictionary

  1. noncleistogamic
  2. nonclergy
  3. nonclergyable
  4. nonclergyman
  5. nonclergymen
  6. nonclerical
  7. nonclickable
  8. nonclient
  9. nonclients
  10. nonclimacteric
  11. nonclimatic

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