secularity

American  

[sek-yuh-lar-i-tee] / ˌsɛk yəˈlær ɪ ti /

noun

plural

secularities

1. secular views or beliefs; secularism.

2. the state of being devoted to the affairs of the world; worldliness.

3. a secular matter.

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Etymology

Origin of secularity

1350–1400; Middle English. See secular, -ity

Example Sentences

Macron had originally intended to make an address inside the cathedral, but was advised that this would contravene France's strict rules on secularity.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

“And that would be a tragedy, given the cultural importance and intense secularity of New York.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2023

“When religion is infusing these secular spaces, it troubles the concept of religion, but also troubles the strict secularity we’ve come to expect.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2021

The word comes into common usage around 1800, linked to social change – especially the secularity, alienation and competition produced by modernity.

From The Guardian • Dec. 25, 2019

Nor can it be enough for enduring fame in any age merely to throw a golden halo round the secularity of the hour, or to make glorious the narrowest limitations of the passing day.

From Critical Miscellanies, Volume I (of 3) Essay 4: Macaulay by Morley, John