Definition of secular

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Definition of secular

  • characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. temporal
    2. worldly
  • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. laic
    2. lay
  • someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. layman
    2. layperson
  • not concerned with or devoted to religion (adjective)

    Examples

    1. secular drama
    2. secular architecture

    Synonyms

    1. profane
  • of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows ()

    Examples

    1. the secular clergy
  • of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations ()

See definition of secular in Merriam Webster