secular
Definitions
adj
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
Not bound by the vows of a religious order.
Near-synonym: nonmonastic
secular clergy in Catholicism
Happening once in an age or century.
Near-synonyms: centurial, centennial
The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next.
Continuing over a long period of time.
The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena.
on a secular basis
noun
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
On further examination, I found the clergy, in general, persons of moderate minds and decorous manners : I include the seculars, and the regulars of both sexes
A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.
name
A surname.