noun
- the act or process of leaving or being expelled from a church or religious community
Usage: formal; religious
Examples
- The unchurching of liberal members created division in the congregation.
- His public criticism of church doctrine led to his unchurching.
- The pastor spoke against the unchurching of faithful believers over minor disagreements.
- Unchurching has become more common as people question traditional religious institutions.
- The committee voted against the unchurching of the dissenting minister.
- She wrote about her experience of unchurching in her memoir.