secularity
Americannoun
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secularities
plural
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secular views or beliefs; secularism.
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the state of being devoted to the affairs of the world; worldliness.
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a secular matter.
noun
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the state or condition of being secular
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interest in or adherence to secular things
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a secular concern or matter
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Etymology
Origin of secularity
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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
In a world of secularity and cynicism we are drawn to the stories of those who live and die with such utter conviction, just as we wonder at how credulous they can be.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2019
If I had not in my secularity picked up a spice of chivalry to the ladies, I should long ago have turned out you and your regulars, to cant elsewhere.
From The Saint's Tragedy by Charles Kingsley
Domestic life with all its secularities shall be hallowed.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture by Alexander Maclaren
In secularities it is always Evu who initiates, and Tara admiringly follows.
From Lotus Buds by Amy Carmichael
"My internal arrangements are disturbed; composure of mind will only be obtained by a month's respite from secularities."
From Lotus Buds by Amy Carmichael
We can do that will in all the secularities of our daily life.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes by Alexander Maclaren
The union of church and state swept them into secularities, and thus impaired their strength.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 by Various
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