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1. secular - noun

· someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

Synonym(s): layman, layperson

Hypernym(s): commoner, common_man, common_person




2. secular - adjective

· of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations




3. secular - adjective

· characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"

Synonym(s): worldly, temporal




4. secular - adjective

· 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




5. secular - adjective

· of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows; "the secular clergy"

Antonym(s): religious




6. secular - adjective

· characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"

Synonym(s): laic, lay





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