secular

UK /ˈsɛkjʊlə/ US /ˈsɛkjələɹ/
adj 5noun 3name 1

Definitions

adj

1

Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.

2

Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.

3

Not bound by the vows of a religious order.

Near-synonym: nonmonastic

secular clergy in Catholicism

4

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.

5

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

1

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

2

A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.

3

A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

name

1

A surname.

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