secular

Meanings

• adjective

  Pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not religious.

  - "The secular world often overlooks the importance of spirituality."
  - "Secular education emphasizes scientific and rational inquiry."
  - "The secular state ensures separation of church and state."

• adjective

  Belonging to the secular clergy; not monastic.

  - "The secular priest serves a parish and is not a monk or a nun."
  - "The secular arm of the church refers to the temporal power and authority."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈsɛkjələɹ/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

cyclical , short-term , monastic , regular , music , sacred , religious , eternal , everlasting , frequent , non-recurring , nonsecular , unpredictable

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Synonyms

multisecular , plurisecular , worldly

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with secular
vocabulary , secularity , celularity

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Variants

List of all variants of secular that leads to same result
secular , secularities , secularity , secularly , seculars , secular humanism , secular humanist , secular humanists

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Forms

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seculars, secularism, secularize, secularly

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Etymology

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From Latin saecularis, 'pertaining to the ages,' from saeculum, 'age, generation, period'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'secular' comes from the Latin word 'saeculum,' which means 'age' or 'generation'.

2. Secular education is often referred to as 'public' education, as it is funded by the government and open to all, regardless of religious affiliation.

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Related Concepts

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1. secularism: A political and philosophical belief advocating for the separation of church and state, and the prioritization of reason and science over religious dogma.

2. secular humanism: A non-theistic philosophical belief system that emphasizes the potential value and worth of human beings, emphasizing ethics, reason, and a focus on this world, as opposed to supernatural beliefs.

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Quotes

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1. In the early twentieth century, priests and religious built centers for Catholic study and worship on "secular" campuses.

   - Maurice Timothy Reidy,{it}Commonweal{/it},7 Apr. 2006

2. Some women, indeed, achieved great renown for their religious scholarship, becoming role models for their peers and silently challenging men, who for so long had held a monopoly in this area. Though they never carried the title of "rabbi" and in many cases eschewed the controversial "f-word" (feminism) altogether, these Orthodox women produced no less a revolution in the late twentieth century than women did in so many other realms, religious and "secular" alike. By challenging Judaism, they ended up strengthening Judaism.

   - Jonathan D. Sarna,{it}American Judaism{/it},2004

3. The reforms of the nineteenth century and the needs of commercial and other contacts with Europe led to the enactment of new laws, modeled on those of Europe—commercial, civil, criminal, and finally constitutional. In the traditional order the only lawyers were the ulema, the doctors of the Holy Law, at once jurists and theologians. The "secular" lawyer, pleading in courts administering "secular" law, represented a new and influential element in society.

   - Bernard Lewis,{it}What Went Wrong?{/it},2002

4. Bloomberg, by contrast, would be the most pro-immigration, pro-free trade, pro-Wall Street candidate in the race. The third-party candidate he would most resemble is John Anderson, the fiscally responsible, culturally liberal Republican who ran as an Independent in 1980. Anderson won 7% of the vote, mostly among the young, educated and "secular". But today those people are partisan Democrats.

   - Peter Beinart,{it}Time{/it},11 Feb. 2008

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Culture

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Secularism is a philosophical and political movement advocating for the separation of religion and government. In literature, the term 'secular' has been used to describe the worldly, mundane aspects of life, often in contrast to the spiritual or religious.

How to Memorize "secular"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a world without religion, focusing on the practical aspects of life.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'secular' with 'worldly' or 'temporal'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the 'S' in 'Secular' stands for 'Secularism' and 'Separation'.

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