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- Dictionarysecular/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.
noun
- 1. a secular priest.
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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.
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.
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.
Definition of secular adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
secular meaning, definition, what is secular: not connected with or controlled by a ch...: Learn more.