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  1. secular:


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Detailed Synonyms for secular in English

secular:

secular adj

  1. secular
  2. secular
    – of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows 1
    secular
    – of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows 1
  3. secular
    – not concerned with or devoted to religion 1
    secular; profane
    – not concerned with or devoted to religion 1
    • secular adj
      • secular drama1
      • secular architecture1
    • profane adj
      • sacred and profane music1
      • children being brought up in an entirely profane environment1
  4. secular
    – characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy 1
    lay; secular; laic
    – characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy 1
    • lay adj
      • the lay ministry1
    • secular adj
    • laic adj
      • set his collar in laic rather than clerical position1
  5. secular
    – characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world 1
    secular; temporal; worldly
    – characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world 1
  6. secular
    – of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations 1
    secular
    – of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations 1

secular [the ~] noun

  1. the secular
    – someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person 1
    the secular; the layman; the layperson
    – someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person 1

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Related Definitions for "secular":

  1. of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows1
    • the secular clergy1
  2. not concerned with or devoted to religion1
    • secular drama1
    • secular architecture1
  3. characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy1
  4. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world1
  5. of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations1
  6. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person1

Related Synonyms for secular