secularist
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There are no political, religious or secularist orthodoxies or litmus tests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Fervent supporters saw it as just reward for a leader who put Islamic teachings at the core of public life in a country with a strong secularist traditions, and championed the pious working classes.
From Reuters • May 15, 2023
A six-party opposition coalition known as the Nation Alliance has united behind the candidacy of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the secularist Republican People’s Party.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023
The secularist movement in the United States, however defined, has an interest in learning about them and thinking outside of the box — as well as beyond the purported wall between religion and government.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022
For thirty years I have lived as a secularist and have been perfectly content notwithstanding that my life has been a very hard one.
From We Two, a novel by Lyall, Edna
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