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nonvert

nonvert noun: one who converts from religion or irreligion.

Noun

nonvert (plural nonverts)

  1. (neologism) One who converts from religion or irreligion.
    • Bullivant argues that nonverts deserve special attention.2022 November 21, Arthur E. Farnsley II, “From the Rise of the ‘Nones’ to the Indifference of the ‘Never Weres’”, in Christianity Today

Forms of nonvert

pluralnonverts

Origin of nonvert

Blend of non- + convert, apparently coined by Stephen Bullivant in 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20240404182344/https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/research/centres/benedict-xvi/docs/2017-may-no-religion-report.pdf

Questions about nonvert

What does nonvert mean?
Nonvert means one who converts from religion or irreligion.
What part of speech is nonvert?
Nonvert is a noun.
What is the plural of nonvert?
The plural of nonvert is nonverts.

Words near nonvert in the dictionary

  1. nonvernalized
  2. nonversation
  3. nonversations
  4. nonverse
  5. nonversioned
  6. nonvert
  7. nonvertebral
  8. nonvertebrate
  9. nonvertex
  10. nonvertical
  11. nonvertically

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