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secular
[ sek-yuh-ler ]
/ ËsÉk yÉ lÉr /
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adjective
noun
a layperson.
one of the secular clergy.
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Origin of secular
1250â1300; <Medieval Latin sÄculÄris,Late Latin saeculÄris worldly, temporal (opposed to eternal), Latin: of an age, equivalent to Latin saecul(um) long period of time + -Äris-ar1; replacing Middle English seculer<Old French <Latin, as above
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British Dictionary definitions for secular
Derived forms of secular
secularly, adverbWord Origin for secular
C13: from Old French seculer, from Late Latin saeculÄris temporal, from Latin: concerning an age, from saeculum an age
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Cultural definitions for secular
secular
[ (sek-yuh-luhr) ]
Not concerned with religion or religious matters. Secular is the opposite of sacred.
notes for secular
Secularization refers to the declining influence of religion and religious values within a given culture. Secular humanism means, loosely, a belief in human self-sufficiency.
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