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Meaning
Adj
●
Not
specifically
religious
;
lay
or
civil
,
as opposed to
clerical.
●
Temporal;
worldly
, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
●
In Christianity:
Not
bound
by the
vows
of a
monastic
order.
●
Happening once in an
age
or century.
●
Continuing over a long
period of time
, long-term.
●
Centuries-old, ancient.
●
In Astrophysics & Geology:
Relating to
long-term
non-periodic
irregularities
, especially in
planetary
motion
or
magnetic
field.
●
Unperturbed over time.
Noun
●
A
secular
ecclesiastic
, or one not
bound
by
monastic
rules.
●
A
church
official
whose
functions
are
confined
to the
vocal
department
of the choir.
●
A
layman
, as
distinguished
from a clergyman.
Name
●
A surname.
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Origin
secular
English
saecularis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Worldly
Plurisecular
Multisecular
SæCular
Profane
Antonyms
Nonsecular
Religious
Sacred
Monastic
Regular
Eternal
Everlasting
Frequent
Unpredictable
Non-Recurring
Short-Term
Cyclical
Related
Orthodox
Irreligious
Nonreligious
Atheistic
Fundamentalist
Humanist
Progressive
Catholic
Christian
Protestant
Theocratic
Liberal
Political
Radical
Religion
Pluralist
Muslim
Christianity
Socialist
Conservative
Devout
Nationalistic
Sunni
Sectarian
Theistic
Repressive
Democratic
Islam
Buddhist
Islamic
Cultural
Philosophical
Catholicism
Nationalism
Church
Buddhism
Ideology
Egalitarian
Judaism
Traditional
Moral
Enlightenment
Theology
Authoritarian
Orthodoxy
Modern
Muslims
Ideological
Hinduism
Humanism
Nationalist
Ulama
Pluralistic
Democracy
Totalitarian
Universal
Theocracy
Renaissance
Civilised
Ecclesiastical
Catholic Church
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