secular
adjective
of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal.
secularly
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a word derived from
secular.
Example Sentences
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“The perception for a long time was that defense was either in secular decline or was secularly flat,” Mr. Kreitz says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Elsewhere Eugene, another coward, puts it more succinctly and secularly: “No one gets to clock out today. And, Hell, this is a story people are going to tell.”
From Time ● Feb. 14, 2016
But I do think that the state of your soul, whether expressed religiously or secularly, is the primary concern in life.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2015
That’s also how he’s able to moralize from a great height, secularly or not, while seeming like your friend.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2011
In Russia, as in Germany, they led lives of great simplicity, both secularly and religiously and lived in separate communities.
From The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer by Oscar Micheaux
