nonclerical
Example Sentences
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The pope decreed that all investigations of accused bishops be supervised by a leading local bishop, not a national body or independent nonclerical commission.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2019
In his role as the papal butler, Gabriele was one of a tiny group of nonclerical staff that serves the pope on a daily basis.
From Newsweek ● May 28, 2012
A tall, spare man who normally dresses in nonclerical clothes, Curran, 52, is probably the best-known Catholic moral theologian in the U.S. today.
From Time Magazine Archive
A nonclerical member of the jury, 60-year-old Alberto Gerardi, director of the Rome Art Institute, finally won approval for Manzu.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her nonclerical family might be of low station, just as the pope's father had been a shoemaker, but Sophia was the niece of a cardinal, a prince of the Church.
From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea
