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saeculum

saeculum

9.9
The everyday world that is not religious
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪkjələm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : mundo
  • Many philosophers debate how to navigate the saeculum while maintaining spiritual integrity.

Examples

  • The difficulty was that both roads traversed the same complex Roman world (the saeculum), which, though thoroughly secular, as the designation saeculum suggests, belied what secular means today.

    Academic text (2008)

  • In medieval literature, themes often reflected the conflict between the spiritual realm and the earthly saeculum.

  • It is well known that Augustus sought to endow his political and social policies with the characteristics and status of a sacred saeculum.

    Academic text (1990)

  • He dedicated his life to improving conditions in the saeculum, focusing on social justice and community welfare.

Synonyms

world
vssaeculum
∞ 1.0

Everyday life and its concerns, not religious matters

highlights the non spiritual or eternal side instead of general daily concerns
earth
vssaeculum
269 2.0

Human life and everyday things, not the spiritual world

emphasizes broader non spiritual life rather than just human concerns

Surface Forms

saeculum singular
saecula plural

Etymology

Saeculum originally meant the 'age' of this world and is the same root as secular, which means 'worldly' or 'not religious', so saeculum can refer to the non-spiritual, everyday world.