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   secular

   /ˈsɛkjʊlə/

   adjective

   • 1. not connected with religious or spiritual matters: "secular buildings"
   • 2. (of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order.
   • 3. of or denoting slow changes in the motion of the sun or planets.
   • 4. (of a fluctuation or trend) occurring or persisting over an indefinitely long period: "there is evidence that the slump is not cyclical but secular"
   • 5. occurring once every century or similarly long period (used especially in reference to celebratory games in ancient Rome).

   noun

   • 1. a secular priest.

   Word Origin Middle English: secular (sense 1 of the adjective, sense 2 of the adjective) from Old French seculer, from Latin saecularis, from saeculum ‘generation, age’, used in Christian Latin to mean ‘the world’ (as opposed to the Church); secular (sense 3 of the adjective, sense 4 of the adjective, sense 5 of the adjective) (early 19th century) from Latin saecularis ‘relating to an age or period’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. secularity noun
   • 2. secularly adverb

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   1. a. : of or relating to the worldly or temporal. secular concerns. b. : not overtly or specifically religious. secular music. c. : not ecclesiastical or clerical. secular courts. secular landowners. 2. : not bound by monastic vows or rules. specifically : of, relating to, or forming clergy not belonging to a religious order or congregation.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSECULAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈsek.jə.lə r/ us / ˈsek.jə.lɚ / Add to word list. not having any connection with religion: We live in an increasingly secular society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives. secular education. a secular state. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious concepts: profanity. earthly. impiety.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSECULAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use secular to describe things that have no connection with religion. He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state. ...secular and religious education.

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   Definition of secular adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Secular definition: of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal. See examples of SECULAR used in a sentence.

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   secular. ( ˈsɛkjʊlə) adj. 1. of or relating to worldly as opposed to sacred things; temporal. 2. not concerned with or related to religion. 3. not within the control of the Church.

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   secular meaning, definition, what is secular: not connected with or controlled by a ch...: Learn more.