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Definition of secular

Secular
Secular Sec"u*lar, n. 1. (Eccl.) A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules. --Burke. 2. (Eccl.) A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir. --Busby. 3. A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

Meaning of secular from wikipedia

- Secularity, also the secular or secularness (from Latin saeculum, 'worldly' or 'of a generation'), is the state of being unrelated or neutral in regards...
- Secular humanism is a philosophy, belief system, or life stance that embraces human reason, logic, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism, while...
- A secular religion is a communal belief system that often rejects or neglects the metaphysical aspects of the supernatural, commonly ****ociated with traditional...
- A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither...
- modern era. "Secular" is a part of the Christian church's history, which even has secular clergy since the medieval period. Furthermore, secular and religious...
- Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Secular Jew may refer to: A general epithet for Jews who parti****te in modern secular society and are not stringently...
- Non-religious secular music and sacred music were the two main genres of Western music during the Middle Ages and Renaissance era.[citation needed] The...
- secular in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Secular is an adjective describing something separate from religion. Secular may also refer to: Secular basis...
- Christianity, the term secular clergy refers to deacons and priests who are not monastics or otherwise members of religious life. Secular priests (sometimes...
- A Secular Age is a book written by the philosopher Charles Taylor which was published in 2007 by Harvard University Press on the basis of Taylor's earlier...