secular

[ sek-yuh-ler ]

/ ˈsɛk yə lər /

adjective

of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.

not pertaining to or connected with religion (opposed to sacred): secular music.

(of education, a school, etc.) concerned with nonreligious subjects.

(of members of the clergy) not belonging to a religious order; not bound by monastic vows (opposed to regular).

occurring or celebrated once in an age or century: the secular games of Rome.

going on from age to age; continuing through long ages.

noun

a layperson.

one of the secular clergy.

Origin of secular

1250–1300; < Medieval Latin sēculāris, Late Latin saeculāris worldly, temporal (opposed to eternal), Latin: of an age, equivalent to Latin saecul(um) long period of time + -āris -ar¹; replacing Middle English seculer < Old French < Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM secular

sec·u·lar·ly, adverb non·sec·u·lar, adjective pre·sec·u·lar, adjective su·per·sec·u·lar, adjective

su·per·sec·u·lar·ly, adverb un·sec·u·lar, adjective un·sec·u·lar·ly, adverb

Words nearby secular

sectionalism, sectionalize, sector, sectoranopia, sectorial, secular, secular humanism, secular tertiaries, secularism, secularity, secularize

Example sentences from the Web for nonsecular

These provided a place for the performance of religious ceremonies and other nonsecular functions.

Aztec Ruins National Monument--New Mexico |John M. Corbett

British Dictionary definitions for nonsecular

secular

/ (ˈsɛkjʊlə) /

adjective

of or relating to worldly as opposed to sacred things; temporal

not concerned with or related to religion

not within the control of the Church

(of an education, etc)

having no particular religious affinities
not including compulsory religious studies or services

(of clerics) not bound by religious vows to a monastic or other order

occurring or appearing once in an age or century

lasting for a long time

astronomy occurring slowly over a long period of time the secular perturbation of a planet's orbit

noun

a member of the secular clergy

another word for layman

Derived forms of secular

secularly, adverb

Word Origin for secular

C13: from Old French seculer, from Late Latin saeculāris temporal, from Latin: concerning an age, from saeculum an age

Cultural definitions for nonsecular

secular

[ (sek-yuh-luhr) ]

Not concerned with religion or religious matters. Secular is the opposite of sacred.

notes for secular

Secularization refers to the declining influence of religion and religious values within a given culture. Secular humanism means, loosely, a belief in human self-sufficiency.

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