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secular

se·cu·lar

UK/ˈsɛkjʊlə/ US/ˈsɛkjələɹ/ uncommon literary

adjective

1.

concerning those not members of the clergy

  • “set his collar in laic rather than clerical position”
  • “the lay ministry”
  • “the choir sings both sacred and secular music”
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Origin

From Middle English seculer, from Old French seculer, from Latin saeculāris (“of the age”), from saeculum.

Phrases

  • fin de siècle
  • secular arm
  • secular clergy
  • secular equilibrium
  • secular progressivism
  • secular religion
  • secular resonance
  • Secular Zionism

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