non-churchadj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈtʃəːtʃ/, U.S.

/nɑnˈtʃərtʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, church n.¹

Etymology: < non- prefix + church n.¹

Not relating to or belonging to the Christian Church.

ΚΠ

1646 T. Killcop Seekers Supplyed (title) Three and forty Non-Church Queries by Scripture answered.

1882 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 301 The wish on the part of the non~church people to relieve themselves of all Church questions.

1900 Dict. National Biogr. LXIII. 10/1 In 1880 he stood almost alone among the bishops in his opposition to the burials bill, which opened churchyards for non-church services.

1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 10 Aug. 52/2 LDS apostle Ezra Taft Benson praised the John Birch Society as ‘the most effective non-church organization in our fight against creeping Socialism and Godless Communism’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† non-churchv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, church v.

Etymology: < non- prefix + church v. (compare sense 4 at that entry). Compare earlier unchurch v.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To deprive of the status of a church.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > church [verb (transitive)] > deprive

dischurch1609

non-churcha1679

a1679 J. Brown Life of Faith (1824) II. xxi. 393 We cannot understand why He should continue the gospel long with one people and remove it quickly from another, and non~church them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	non-church
释义	non-churchadj. Brit. /nɒnˈtʃəːtʃ/, U.S. /nɑnˈtʃərtʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, church n.¹ Etymology: < non- prefix + church n.¹ Not relating to or belonging to the Christian Church. ΚΠ 1646 T. Killcop Seekers Supplyed (title) Three and forty Non-Church Queries by Scripture answered. 1882 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 301 The wish on the part of the non~church people to relieve themselves of all Church questions. 1900 Dict. National Biogr. LXIII. 10/1 In 1880 he stood almost alone among the bishops in his opposition to the burials bill, which opened churchyards for non-church services. 1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 10 Aug. 52/2 LDS apostle Ezra Taft Benson praised the John Birch Society as ‘the most effective non-church organization in our fight against creeping Socialism and Godless Communism’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † non-churchv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, church v. Etymology: < non- prefix + church v. (compare sense 4 at that entry). Compare earlier unchurch v. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To deprive of the status of a church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > church [verb (transitive)] > deprive dischurch1609 non-churcha1679 a1679 J. Brown Life of Faith (1824) II. xxi. 393 We cannot understand why He should continue the gospel long with one people and remove it quickly from another, and non~church them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1646v.a1679
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