Not relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.
non-ecclesiastical activities in the parish
the oldest non-ecclesiastical building in Cornwall
Example sentencesExamples
- Winchester was the only non-ecclesiastical man of mark who attended Katherine's funeral.
- In the 6th century tithes were imposed by ecclesiastical law, and by the 8th century they would be enforced by non-ecclesiastical law.
- It applies in all nonecclesiastical universities, whereas the canonical mission applies only in ecclesiastical faculties.
- Teenagers loved his youthful sincerity and adults his non-ecclesiastical demeanor.
- Charles II frequently used it for non-ecclesiastical purposes.
Synonyms
non-clerical, non-ordained, secular, temporal