secular
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈsɛkjələr/
:
laico
- Many seculars advocate for the separation of church and state to ensure equal representation for all beliefs.
- Sacred and Secular
- religious and secular
Which I guessed, which is why seculars were so concerned with sports and with religion.
- Which I guessed, which is why seculars were so concerned with sports and with religion.
Examples
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As a secular, she often participated in community events without any religious affiliations.
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The gathering was full of seculars discussing politics and social issues instead of religious topics.
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A complete division between the sacred and the secular was never attempted.
Academic text (2009) -
Which I guessed, which is why seculars were so concerned with sports and with religion.
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The result of such power relationships is that over time, the realm of "the secular" is carved out by those with power, a process that excludes many who have little or no political voice.
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By the time the seculars get done persecuting the Church, all we'll have left is a bunch of condos with stained glass windows.
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The transition from the religious to the secular becomes a demoralizing limbo, a suspension between the obsolescence of God and the incoherence of the secular world.
Academic text (2001) -
Further, orthodox support for options favoring a stronger military reaction (categories 4 and 5) was 18.6%, while the support among the observant and the secular was 16.9% and 14.2%, respectively.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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4.9
A person who is not an expert in a subject
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4.9
A person who does not have special knowledge or training in a subject
Antonyms
Compounds
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8.4
A belief that people should use reason, not religion, to decide right and wrong
- Literature
Religious ceremonies and public shows held every hundred years in ancient Rome
How Religious
49
1.1
- US
12
3.9
11
2.8
- US
305
1.0
1
5.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Secular comes from the Latin word saecularis, from saeculum meaning 'age' or 'world'. So a secular is literally someone 'of the world' — a layperson who is not a member of the clergy or a religious order.