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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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   What does secular mean?

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   What is a secular society?

   • We live in an increasingly secular society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives. What is the pronunciation of secular? 世俗的, 非宗教的… 世俗的, 非宗教的… laico, secular, secular [masculine-feminine… secular… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation!

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   What is the difference between secular and nonreligious?

   • 1. a. Worldly rather than spiritual: the secular affairs of the parish. b. Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious: secular music. c. Not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious order. Used of clergy. 2. Relating to or advocating secularism. 3. a.

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   What is the difference between atheist and secular?

   • Additionally, atheist means "a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods," whereas secular has a number of meanings, including "not overtly or specifically religious," "not bound by monastic vows or rules," and "occurring once in an age or a century." Is secular always related to religion?

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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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   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.

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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.

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