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All nonclerical synonyms

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adjective nonclerical

  • amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
  • secular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
  • ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
  • temporal — of, relating to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
  • inexpert — not expert; unskilled.
  • nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
  • nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
  • sacred — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
  • civil — You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
  • materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • worldly — of or relating to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane.
  • lay — to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
  • material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
  • profane — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
  • earthly — of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
  • laic — Also, laical. lay; secular.
  • laical — (archaic) Of or pertaining to a layman or laity.
  • nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
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