secular

sec·u·lar  (sky-lr)

adj.

1. Worldly rather than spiritual.

2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body: secular music.

3. Relating to or advocating secularism.

4. Not bound by monastic restrictions, especially not belonging to a religious order. Used of the clergy.

5. Occurring or observed once in an age or century.

6. Lasting from century to century.

n.

1. A member of the secular clergy.

2. A layperson.

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[Middle English, from Old French seculer, from Late Latin saeculris, from Latin, of an age, from saeculum, generation, age.]

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secu·lar·ly adv.

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secular [ˈsɛkjʊlə]

adj

1. of or relating to worldly as opposed to sacred things; temporal

2. not concerned with or related to religion

3. not within the control of the Church

4. (Social Science / Education) (of an education, etc.)

a.  having no particular religious affinities

b.  not including compulsory religious studies or services

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (of clerics) not bound by religious vows to a monastic or other order

6. occurring or appearing once in an age or century

7. lasting for a long time

8. (Astronomy) Astronomy occurring slowly over a long period of time the secular perturbation of a planet's orbit

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of the secular clergy

2. another word for layman

[from Old French seculer, from Late Latin saeculāris temporal, from Latin: concerning an age, from saeculum an age]

secularly  adv

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sec•u•lar (ˈsɛk yə lər)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to worldly things or to things not regarded as sacred; temporal.

2. not relating to or concerned with religion (opposed to sacred): secular music.

3. concerned with nonreligious subjects: secular schools.

4. not belonging to a religious order; not bound by monastic vows (opposed to regular).

5. occurring or celebrated once in an age or century.

6. continuing throughout the ages.

n.

7. a layperson.

8. one of the secular clergy.

[1250–1300; Middle English seculer (< Old French) < Late Latin saeculāris worldly, temporal (opposed to eternal), Latin: of an age < Latin saecul(um) long period of time]

sec′u•lar•ly, adv.

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secular - Has a root meaning of "temporal"—opposed to the eternity of the church—and means "not connected to a religion."

See also related terms for religion.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	secular - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person layman, layperson laity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title lay reader - a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church
Adj.	1.	secular - of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
	2.	secular - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" worldly, temporal earthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" profane, secular - not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment" sophisticated - having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book"
	3.	secular - not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment" profane earthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" impious - lacking piety or reverence for a god worldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
	4.	secular - of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows; "the secular clergy" religious - of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows; "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service"
	5.	secular - characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry" laic, lay profane, secular - not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"

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secular

adjective worldly, state, lay, earthly, civil, temporal, profane, laic, nonspiritual, laical secular and religious education
religious, spiritual, holy, sacred, divine, theological

Translations

secular [ˈsekjʊləʳ] ADJ [authority] → laico; [writings, music] → profano; [priest] → secular, seglar
secular school → escuela f laica

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secular [ˈsɛkjʊlə^r] adj [world, society, state, institute, government, press, group] → laïque

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secular

adj → weltlich, säkular; music, art → profan; court, education → weltlich; state → säkular; secular priest → Weltgeistliche(r) mf

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secular [ˈsɛkjʊləʳ] adj (authority, school) → laico/a; (writings, music) → profano/a; (clergy) → secolare

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secular (ˈsekjulə) adjective

not spiritual or religious. secular art/music. sekulêr عِلْماني светски secular světský weltlich sekulær; verdslig κοσμικός, μη θρησκευτικός secular, seglar ilmalik غيرمذهبي maallinen profane חִילוֹנִי धर्मनिरपेक्ष svjetovni, sekularni világi sekuler veraldlegur secolare, laico 世俗の 세속적인 pasaulietiškas laicīgs; pasaulīgs sekular; duniawi werelds verdslig, ikke-religiøs świecki دنيايې، غير مذهبي، مادې، دهري، دوحدت منكر، هغه سړى چې مذهبي قوانين نه مني، دنيايې ملا secular profan светский svetský posveten svetovni världslig, profan, sekulariserad ไม่ใช่ทางวิญญาณหรือทางศาสนา dinsel olmayan; lâik 世俗的 мирський, світський دنیوی امور سے متعلق thuộc trần tục 世俗的