adjective#5,471 by frequency
secular
/ˈsɛkjʊlə/
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless
- comparative
- more secular
- superlative
- most secular
Meanings
- 1
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical
Christmas isn't a secular holiday.
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The United States was founded as a secular country.
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- 2
Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless
- 3
Not bound by the vows of a religious order
- 4
Happening once in an age or centuryrare
- 5
Continuing over a long period of timerare
- 6
Centuries-old, ancientrare
- 7
Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic fieldrare
- 8
Unperturbed over timerare