nonsecular
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7.6
- adjective
- /nɒnˈsɛkjʊlər/
- The festival is a nonsecular event that celebrates various religious traditions and rituals throughout the community.
Examples
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For example, responses included the National Association for Mental Illness, AIDS Action, Red Cross, and Meals on Wheels; these could be classified as nonsecular human services.
Academic text (2008) -
It can go almost without saying that this "user group" has met with mixed success in convincing the U.S. Forest Service, which operates under a strictly secular mandate, of the legitimacy of their nonsecular claims.
Academic text (2000) -
The nonsecular approach, devoted to mass social movements (that is, class struggle and cultural revolution), has been a waste of time and energy.
Academic text (1991) -
While some officials consistently maintain a militantly secular approach, others with positive prerevolutionary experiences of religion are more sympathetic toward nonsecular beliefs.
Academic text (1990) -
Within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, the situation of this sacred site exemplifies the difficulties of reconciling nonsecular claims to public lands with secular management mandates.
Academic text (2000) -
In this study, the Rudolphs contended that what they called "confessional politics" (meaning mobilization of the electorate by religion-based, nonsecular, or what in India are generally labeled "communal" political parties) was clearly on the rise in India.
Academic text (1995) -
Indeed, available empirical evidence from Lebanon shows that secular Muslim college students are extremely anti-Western (far more than their nonsecular peers), are highly militant, and tend to identify with Marxist and fascist ideologies.
Academic text (1991) -
Many students in the region attend nonsecular schools where religious teachings are an integral part of the curriculum.
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In some countries, nonsecular laws dictate that religious organizations receive government support for their activities.
Synonyms
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7.2
Does not belong to any single religious group
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7.5
Relating to both community life and religion
Not connected to any single religion and welcoming people of different faiths
Antonyms
How Religious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonsecular comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and the word secular, which meant 'worldly' or 'not religious'. So nonsecular means 'not secular' — in other words, 'religious' or 'about religion', which is why we use it for things connected to faith and worship.