Secular: meaning, definitions and examples
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secular
[ หsษkjสlษr ]
in society
denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis
Synonyms
non-religious, temporal, worldly
Examples of usage
- secular buildings
- secular music
education
a secular priest
Synonyms
lay, non-religious
Examples of usage
- the secular clergy
time
not bound by monastic vows or rules; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other religious community
Synonyms
lay, non-religious
Examples of usage
- a secular priest
- secular canons
Translations
Translations of the word "secular" in other languages:
๐ต๐น secular
๐ฎ๐ณ เคงเคฐเฅเคฎเคจเคฟเคฐเคชเฅเคเฅเคท
๐ฉ๐ช weltlich
๐ฎ๐ฉ sekuler
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฒััััะบะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ ลwiecki
๐ฏ๐ต ไธไฟ็
๐ซ๐ท laรฏque
๐ช๐ธ secular
๐น๐ท laik
๐ฐ๐ท ์ธ์์ ์ธ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุนูู ุงูู
๐จ๐ฟ svฤtskรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ svetskรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ไธไฟ็
๐ธ๐ฎ svetov
๐ฎ๐ธ veraldlegur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะทะฐะนััะปั
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dรผnyษvi
๐ฒ๐ฝ secular
Etymology
The word 'secular' originated from the Latin word 'saecularis', meaning 'of an age' or 'of the world'. It was first used in English in the 13th century to describe things not connected with religious or spiritual matters. Over time, the term has come to represent the separation of religion and state, as well as the focus on worldly or temporal concerns.