· someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Hypernym(s): commoner, common_man, common_person
· of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
· characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
· not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
Synonym(s): profane
· of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows; "the secular clergy"
Antonym(s): religious
· characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"