secular

[ sek-yuh-ler ]

/ ˈsɛk yə lər /

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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, adverbnon·sec·u·lar, adjectivepre·sec·u·lar, adjectivesu·per·sec·u·lar, adjective

su·per·sec·u·lar·ly, adverbun·sec·u·lar, adjectiveun·sec·u·lar·ly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for secular

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 secular

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 timethe 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

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Cultural definitions for secular

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.

单词	secular
释义	secular [ sek-yuh-ler ] / ˈsɛk yə lər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR secular ON THESAURUS.COM 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, adverbnon·sec·u·lar, adjectivepre·sec·u·lar, adjectivesu·per·sec·u·lar, adjective su·per·sec·u·lar·ly, adverbun·sec·u·lar, adjectiveun·sec·u·lar·ly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for secular 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 secular 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 timethe 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to secular civil, materialistic, worldly, temporal, material, lay, profane, earthly, laic, nonreligious, nonclerical, unsacred Cultural definitions for secular 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. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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secular

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Origin of secular

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British Dictionary definitions for secular

adjective

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Derived forms of secular

Word Origin for secular

Words related to secular

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