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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.
secular. 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.
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.
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.
Definition of 'secular' Word Frequency. secular. (sekjʊləʳ ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. Synonyms: worldly, state, lay, earthly More Synonyms of secular.
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.
Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. Worldly rather than spiritual. The secular affairs of the parish. American Heritage. Of or relating to worldly things as distinguished from things relating to church and religion; not sacred or religious; temporal; worldly. Secular music, secular schools.
Definition of secular adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SECULAR definition: not religious or not controlled by a religious group: . Learn more.
Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, uninvolved with religion. Secularism is most commonly thought of as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state and may be broadened to a similar position seeking to remove or to minimize the role of religion in any public sphere.
