Meaning of 'secular'

Find the meaning of the word ‘secular’

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Meaning of ‘secular’

6 definitions found.

secular

adjective

of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows

Example: "the secular clergy"

adjective

not concerned with or devoted to religion

Synonyms: profane

adjective

characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

Synonyms: lay laic

adjective

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

Synonyms: temporal worldly

adjective

of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

noun

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

Synonyms: layman layperson

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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