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Secular

see synonyms of secular

Noun

1. layman, layperson, secular

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

Adjective

2. secular

of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

3. secular, temporal, worldly

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

Example Sentences:
'worldly goods and advancement'
'temporal possessions of the church'

4. profane, secular

not concerned with or devoted to religion

Example Sentences:
'sacred and profane music'
'secular drama'
'secular architecture'
'children being brought up in an entirely profane environment'

5. secular

of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows

Example Sentences:
'the secular clergy'

6. laic, lay, secular

characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

Example Sentences:
'set his collar in laic rather than clerical position'
'the lay ministry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Secular

see synonyms of secular
adjective
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. (of an education, etc)
a. 
having no particular religious affinities
b. 
not including compulsory religious studies or services
5. 
(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
occurring slowly over a long period of time
the secular perturbation of a planet's orbit
noun
9. 
a member of the secular clergy
10.  another word for layman

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Secular

see synonyms of secular
adjective
1. 
a. 
of or relating to worldly things as distinguished from things relating to church and religion; not sacred or religious; temporal; worldly
secular music, secular schools
b. 
of or marked by secularism; secularistic
2. 
ordained for a diocese
3. 
a. 
coming or happening only once in an age or century
b. 
lasting for an age or ages; continuing for a long time or from age to age
noun
4. 
a cleric ordained for a diocese
5. 
a person not a cleric; layman

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Secular

see synonyms of secular
adj.
1.
a. Worldly rather than spiritual: the secular affairs of the parish.
b. Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious: secular music.
c. Not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious order. Used of clergy.
2. Relating to or advocating secularism.
3.
a. Occurring or observed once in an age or century, as games in ancient Rome.
b. Lasting or persisting for a long time: a secular bear market.
c. Astronomy Of or relating to characteristics of astronomical phenomena that change slowly over time.
n.
1. A member of the secular clergy.
2. A layperson.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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