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

Adjective

1. relating to worldly as opposed to sacred things

2. not connected with religion or the church

3. (of clerics) not bound by religious vows to a monastic or other order [Late Latin saecularis]

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 << OPPOSITE religious

Translations

secular [ˈsɛkjuləʳ] adj → secular, seglar

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secular [ˈsɛkjuləʳ] adj → laïque

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secular [ˈsɛkjuləʳ] adj → weltlich

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secular [ˈsɛkjuləʳ] adj → secolare

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secular

adj secular [ˈsekjulə]

not spiritual or religious secular art/music. sekulêr عِلْماني светски světský sekulær; verdslig weltlich κοσμικός, μη θρησκευτικός secular, seglar ilmalik غيرمذهبي maallinen profane חִילוֹנִי धर्मनिरपेक्ष svjetovni, sekularni világi sekuler veraldlegur secolare, laico 世俗の 세속적인, 비종교적인 pasaulietiškas laicīgs; pasaulīgs sekular; duniawi werelds verdslig, ikke-religiøs świecki secular profan светский svetský posveten svetovni världslig, profan, sekulariserad ไม่ใช่ทางวิญญาณหรือทางศาสนา dinsel olmayan; lâik 非宗教性的 мирський, світський دنیوی امور سے متعلق thuộc trần tục 非宗教性的