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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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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

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   Secular means not having any connection with religion. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as secular society, secular education, and secular music, with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Secular can mean not religious, not bound by monastic vows, or occurring once in a long time. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, history, and usage in this comprehensive dictionary entry.

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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.

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

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   Secular means not related to religion or having no connection with sacred things. It can also describe something that lasts for a long time or occurs once in an age. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage examples of secular.

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   Anything not affiliated with a church or faith can be called secular. Non-religious people can be called atheists or agnostics, but to describe things, activities, or attitudes that have nothing to do with religion, you can use the word secular.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsecular adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Secular means not connected with spiritual or religious matters. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as secular music or secular society, with pictures and pronunciation guides.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › secularSecular - definition of secular by The Free Dictionary

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   Secular means not religious or spiritual, or relating to worldly things. It can also describe something that occurs or lasts for a long time, or a member of the secular clergy. See different sources and translations of secular.