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- [sek-yuh-ler]
- /ˈsɛk yə lər/
- /ˈsek.jʊ.lər/
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- [sek-yuh-ler]
- /ˈsɛk yə lər/
Definitions of secular word
- adjective secular of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests. 1
- adjective secular not pertaining to or connected with religion (opposed to sacred): secular music. 1
- adjective secular (of education, a school, etc.) concerned with nonreligious subjects. 1
- adjective secular (of members of the clergy) not belonging to a religious order; not bound by monastic vows (opposed to regular). 1
- adjective secular occurring or celebrated once in an age or century: the secular games of Rome. 1
- adjective secular going on from age to age; continuing through long ages. 1
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Origin of secular
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; < Medieval Latin sēculāris, Late Latin saeculāris worldly, temporal (opposed to eternal), Latin: of an age, equivalent to Latin saecul(um) long period of time + -āris -ar1; replacing Middle English seculer < Old French < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Secular
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
secular popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
secular usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for secular
adj secular
- alluvial — Alluvial soils are soils which consist of earth and sand left behind on land which has been flooded or where a river once flowed.
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- earthbound — headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
- earthly — of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
- fleshly — of or relating to the flesh or body; bodily, corporeal, or physical.
noun secular
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- layman — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
adjective secular
- deconsecrated — (of a church) having been transferred to secular use
- geotic — (obsolete) Belonging to earth; terrestrial.
- nonclerical — Not doing or involving routine clerical work in an office.
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- nonsacred — Not sacred.
Antonyms for secular
adjective secular
- church — A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
- ecclesiastical — of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
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