secular
[adjective]
Synonyms: worldly, civil, earthly, lay, nonspiritual, temporal

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Antonyms: religious
Contrasted words: clerical, ecclesiastical, ministerial, priestly, regular, eternal
Related Words: nonclerical, nonreligious

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English Thesaurus: religious, spiritual, holy, sacred, theological, ...

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sec‧u‧lar /ˈsekjələ, ˈsekjʊlə $ -ər/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: seculer, from Latin saecularis 'coming once in an age', from saeculum 'breed, generation']

1. not connected with or controlled by a church or other religious authority:
secular education
our modern secular society

2. a secular priest lives among ordinary people, rather than with other priests in a monastery

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

secular
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. completely, purely It began as a religious organization, but these days it is purely secular.
essentially, largely We live in a largely secular society.
aggressively

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religious relating to religion:
the country's religious leaders
the importance of religious freedom
spiritual relating to matters of the human spirit, rather than the physical world:
The Dalai Lamai is the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet.
We tend to ignore people's spriritual needs, and focus too much on material things.
spiritual values
holy [usually before noun] connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
the Holy Bible
the holy city of Mecca
a Hindu holy man
They believe they are fighting a holy war.
The priest puts some holy water on the child's head.
sacred connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
This place is sacred to both Jews and Muslims.
In India, cows are considered sacred.
the Hindu sacred texts
sacred music
a sacred ritual
theological relating to the study of religion or to religious beliefs:
a theological debate
theological training
secular not relating to religion or controlled by a religious authority:
secular education
secular matters
In the UK we live in a much more secular society.
devout having a very strong belief in a religion:
a devout Catholic
orthodox believing in the traditional beliefs, laws, and practices of a religion:
orthodox Jews
atheist noun, adjective someone who does not believe that God exists:
She says she is an atheist.
atheist propaganda
agnostic noun, adjective someone who believes that people cannot know whether God exists or not:
I think I'd describe myself as an agnostic.
a group of prominent agnostic scientists

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