English Synonym Finder

nonclerical

Definitions

Not belonging to or associated with the clergy.

Relating to secular matters rather than religious or ecclesiastical duties.

Examples

The university hired a nonclerical staff member to manage the administrative records in the department office.

Although he worked within the church building, his duties were strictly nonclerical and focused on facility maintenance.

Synonyms

secular lay laic temporal profane worldly

Antonyms

clerical ecclesiastical priestly religious ministerial sacerdotal