nonchurchgoer
Avoids Sunday mass
A nonchurchgoer is someone who doesn't attend church services, whether by choice, circumstance, or lack of religious affiliation.
The term typically appears in discussions contrasting religious participation with secular life: The survey found that nonchurchgoers were more likely to support the policy.
One denying gods exist
- nonbelieverOne lacking religious faith
- unbelieverOne lacking faith
- godlessLacking belief in deities
- irreligiousNot devout or pious
faithless · infidel · apostate · heretic · nihilist · anti-religious · impious · profane
Not involving worship
- unchurchedNot belonging to congregation
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- humanistEthics-focused secular philosopher
secularist · layperson · nonobservant · temporal · materialist · civic · mundane · pragmatist
Flexible across platforms
- doubterOne who disbelieves
- questionerOne who poses inquiries
- skepticOne who doubts claims
- uncertainNot firmly known
seeker · inquirer · unconvinced · open-minded · hesitant · undecided · searching · ambivalent
Rejects doctrine for reason
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
maverick · unconventional · self-reliant · unchained · unorthodox · freethinking · self-guided
Not currently functioning
- formerPreviously holding a position
- ex-memberFormer group participant
- disaffiliatedFormally ended membership
- nominalIn designation only
cultural · backslider · estranged · non-practicing · baptized · confirmed
One not in attendance
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
- homebodyOne preferring domestic life
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- uninvolvedNot taking part
atheist
One denying gods exist
- nonbelieverOne lacking religious faith
- unbelieverOne lacking faith
- godlessLacking belief in deities
irreligious · faithless · infidel · apostate · heretic · nihilist · anti-religious · impious · profane · iconoclast
nonreligious
Not involving worship
- unchurchedNot belonging to congregation
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
humanist · secularist · layperson · nonobservant · temporal · materialist · civic · mundane · pragmatist · naturalist
agnostic
Flexible across platforms
- doubterOne who disbelieves
- questionerOne who poses inquiries
- skepticOne who doubts claims
uncertain · seeker · inquirer · unconvinced · open-minded · hesitant · undecided · searching · ambivalent · noncommittal
freethinker
Rejects doctrine for reason
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
self-directed · maverick · unconventional · self-reliant · unchained · unorthodox · freethinking · self-guided
inactive
Not currently functioning
- formerPreviously holding a position
- ex-memberFormer group participant
- disaffiliatedFormally ended membership
nominal · cultural · backslider · estranged · non-practicing · baptized · confirmed
absentee
One not in attendance
nonchurchgoerchurchgoer
One attending religious services
worshipper · parishioner · congregant · believer · communicant