secular humanism

Save This Word!

noun

any set of beliefs that promotes human values without specific allusion to religious doctrines.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of secular humanism

First recorded in 1980–85

OTHER WORDS FROM secular humanism

secular humanist, noun

Words nearby secular humanism

section hand, section mark, sector, sectorial, secular, secular humanism, secularism, secularity, secularization, secularize, secular tertiaries

How to use secular humanism in a sentence

For the last nine years, they have battled secular Baluch nationalists who would like to see an independent Baluchistan.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was the ultimate guarantor of the humanism he advanced against Nazism.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He advocates a secular regime with a total separation of religion form the government.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So here, for your Christmas Eve pleasure, are 20 of my favorites, 10 from the ecclesiastical division and 10 secular.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

From the religious (‘The Holly and the Ivy’) to the secular (‘The Chipmunk Song’), my top 20.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Besides these, twenty thousand Indians are under the care of secular priests—making a total of two hundred and five thousand.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Condition of the archbishopric of Manila in regard to the affairs of ecclesiastical and secular government.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
In the port of Cavite, three leguas from Manila, there is a parochial church in charge of a beneficed secular priest.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Whenever the contrary is heard from anyone, he is corrected, admonished, and punished—by myself if he is a secular.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
In it they established two religious for each subject, and they have twenty secular collegiates.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various