unchurched
UK/ʌnˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃt/US/ʌnˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃt/
unchurched adjective: who does not generally attend church.
Adjective
unchurched (comparative more unchurched, superlative most unchurched)
- Who does not generally attend church.
- […] create a composite profile of the typical unchurched person your church wants to reach.2004 April 11, Rob Walker, quoting Rick Warren, “Godly Synergy”, in The New York Times Magazine, page 24
- Fewer young people may be interested in the Church, but the Church is definitely still interested in them. That’s how young, unchurched activists may inadvertently end up leading not only political change, but also change within the Church itself.2016 March 22, Emma Green, “Where Is the Church in the Black Lives Matter Movement?”, in The Atlantic
- Who has never attended church; who has not been exposed to the experience, culture, etc., of church.
Forms of unchurched
| comparative | more unchurched |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unchurched |
| alternative form | unchurcht |
Origin of unchurched
From un- + churched.
Words that rhyme with unchurched
Questions about unchurched
- What does unchurched mean?
- Unchurched means who does not generally attend church.
- What part of speech is unchurched?
- Unchurched is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unchurched?
- Unchurched is pronounced /ʌnˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃt/ (UK).
Words near unchurched in the dictionary
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