secular
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈsɛkjələr/
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secular
- In Christianity, there's a church and there's a legal secular state.
- secular clergy
- secular authority
- secular priest
In the Middle Ages, when the, when the church actually holds a lot of land, you know, abbot's bishops often are secular powers.
- In the Middle Ages, when the, when the church actually holds a lot of land, you know, abbot's bishops often are secular powers.
Examples
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The bishop appointed several secular priests to manage the parishes in his diocese.
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The most important policy was to protect the secular mode of the state system.
Academic text (2001) -
Applying to a secular court would be regarded as a religious sin.
Academic text (1991) -
So you can avoid the jurisdiction of secular courts and be judged by the Church, where conditions are more favorable.
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The very notion of a secular state is anathema to them.
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Parish priests were required to obtain passports from secular authorities.
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Each bishop divided his domain into parishes run by secular priests appointed by him.
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Although some convent founders retired to their convents in their widowhood, Anna remained in the secular world.
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In many countries, the government operates in a secular manner, separating religious institutions from state affairs.
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The school's curriculum emphasizes secular subjects like math and science rather than religious studies.
Synonyms
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Relating to a diocese or the bishop who leads it
Not about living with monks or following their rules
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 Monastic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Secular as an adjective comes from Latin saecularis, from saeculum 'age' or 'world'. In church use it meant clergy who were 'of the world' rather than monks, so secular priests live and work among ordinary people instead of in a monastery.