secularist

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sec·u·lar·ism (s

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1. Religious skepticism or indifference.

2. The view that religious considerations should be excluded from civil affairs or public education.

secu·lar·ist n.

secu·lar·istic adj.

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Noun

secularist - an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education

advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

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secularist [ˈsekjʊlərɪst] n → laïque mf

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