non-Christian
noun
non-Chris·tian
ˌnän-ˈkris-chən 
-ˈkrish-
: a person who is not a Christian
the beliefs of non-Christians
non-Christian
adjective
a non-Christian background
non-Christian faiths
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Provide floating holidays or additional PTO to accommodate non-Christian religious observances.
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Aparna Rae, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, 78% of those 65 and older identify as Christian.
State of prayer: More Dallas-Fort Worth residents identify as non-Christian or religiously unaffiliated now than in 2014.
63% of D-FW residents identify as Christian, down from 78% in 2014.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The number of people who identify as non-Christian faiths is also growing.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
A number of other, smaller religious groups make up the balance of non-Christian adherents.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
Other recent faith + higher ed news:Why Nashville's Belmont University is hiring non-Christian faculty and staff
Also, Eastern Nazarene has been working for years on a draft of these teach-out agreements with the schools now accepting these transfer students.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
Jewish families have been eating Chinese food on Christmas Day since the beginning of the 20th century when Jewish and Chinese immigrants were the two largest non-Christian communities in the United States.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Christian intellectuals increasingly accepted input from classical and contemporary non-Christian sources, particularly in emerging urban schools, which were beginning to replace monastic cloisters as centers of learning in Europe.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
As with many of our customs, observances and holidays, Halloween evolved over many centuries as a combination of several non-Christian ancient harvest celebrations and rituals combined with religious celebrations.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2024
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Aparna Rae, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, 78% of those 65 and older identify as Christian.
State of prayer: More Dallas-Fort Worth residents identify as non-Christian or religiously unaffiliated now than in 2014.
63% of D-FW residents identify as Christian, down from 78% in 2014.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The number of people who identify as non-Christian faiths is also growing.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
A number of other, smaller religious groups make up the balance of non-Christian adherents.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
Other recent faith + higher ed news:Why Nashville's Belmont University is hiring non-Christian faculty and staff
Also, Eastern Nazarene has been working for years on a draft of these teach-out agreements with the schools now accepting these transfer students.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
Jewish families have been eating Chinese food on Christmas Day since the beginning of the 20th century when Jewish and Chinese immigrants were the two largest non-Christian communities in the United States.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Christian intellectuals increasingly accepted input from classical and contemporary non-Christian sources, particularly in emerging urban schools, which were beginning to replace monastic cloisters as centers of learning in Europe.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
As with many of our customs, observances and holidays, Halloween evolved over many centuries as a combination of several non-Christian ancient harvest celebrations and rituals combined with religious celebrations.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Non-Christian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Christian. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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