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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5841 COCA: 4219

secular
secular /ˈsɛkjəlɚ/ adjective
secular
/ˈsɛkjəlɚ/
adjective
Learner's definition of SECULAR
1 
a  [more secular; most secular] : not spiritual : of or relating to the physical world and not the spiritual world现实世界的
b  : not religious非宗教的；世俗的
c  : of, relating to, or controlled by the government rather than by the church : civil政府的而非教会的；民事的
2 
— used to describe a member of the clergy who lives in ordinary society and not in a monastery（教士）教区的，在俗的
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5841 COCA: 4219

secular

1 of 2

adjective

sec·​u·​lar ˈse-kyə-lər How to pronounce secular (audio)
1
a
: of or relating to the worldly or temporal
secular concerns
b
: not overtly or specifically religious
secular music
c
: not ecclesiastical or clerical
secular courts
secular landowners
2
: not bound by monastic vows or rules
specifically : of, relating to, or forming clergy not belonging to a religious order or congregation
a secular priest
3
a
: occurring once in an age or a century
b
: existing or continuing through ages or centuries
c
: of or relating to a long term of indefinite duration
secular inflation
secularity
ˌse-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē How to pronounce secular (audio)
-ˈla-rə-
noun
secularly
ˈse-kyə-lər-lē How to pronounce secular (audio)
adverb

secular

2 of 2

noun

sec·​u·​lar ˈse-kyə-lər How to pronounce secular (audio)
plural seculars or secular
1
: an ecclesiastic (such as a diocesan priest) not bound by monastic vows or rules : a member of the secular clergy
2
: layman

Synonyms

Adjective

Example Sentences

Adjective 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, Time, 11 Feb. 2008 In the early twentieth century, priests and religious built centers for Catholic study and worship on secular campuses. Maurice Timothy Reidy, Commonweal, 7 Apr. 2006 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, American Judaism, 2004 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, What Went Wrong?, 2002 Both secular and religious institutions can apply for the funds. that's an issue for the secular authorities, not the church See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Jewish day schools, for instance, offer both religious and secular education. Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 Ordinary Jewish day schools, for instance, offer both religious and secular education. Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The rule will apply to religious and secular facilities. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 And if this becomes a secular trend, today’s value stocks will be tomorrow’s growth stocks. Bob Haber, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Though fervent believers in a secular shift to digital life and work, their leaders knew Covid-19 was pulling forward future growth, and that the boost would eventually dissipate. Greg Ip, WSJ, 4 May 2022 The number of nuclear powers in the world continues to go up — slowly, but the secular trend is clear. David Faris, The Week, 24 Mar. 2022 The environmental implications of the broad secular shift towards usership over ownership will be profound. Tien Tzuo, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2021 Alito has warned that, as Americans become more secular, the U.S. may become less attuned to the constitutional rights of religious citizens. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022
Noun
There can be no separation of the secular and the sacred. Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 During the next six months, MacAskill and Ord enjoined their friends and other moral philosophers to pledge a secular tithe. Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Both men, who were about the same age, had grown up as working-class secular Jews in New York. Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 That Rushdie was raised a Muslim, albeit a secular, alcohol-loving Muslim who soon would declare his atheism, made his descriptions of the Prophet even more troubling than if some outsider had ignorantly portrayed the same. Siva Vaidhyanathan, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2022 Both men, who were about the same age, had grown up as working-class secular Jews in New York. Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 Smith Pegues is known for impacting the lives of both secular and faith-based audiences and demographics. Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 26 July 2022 Both men, who were about the same age, had grown up as working-class secular Jews in New York. Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 So how does McBride see himself and his old musical pals Stephens and Yates in this explosion of ideas that connect the dots between the sacred and the secular in a fresh way? A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French seculer, from Late Latin saecularis, from saeculum the present world, from Latin, generation, age, century, world; akin to Welsh hoedl lifetime

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of secular was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing secular
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5841 COCA: 4219
secular

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be世俗ADVERB➤completely, entirely, purely, strictly完全／徹底／純粹／絕對世俗化◇It began as a religious organization, but these days it is purely secular.它建立之初是個宗教組織，但如今已經完全世俗化了。➤largely, mostly在很大程度上／基本上世俗化◇We live in a largely secular society.我們生活在一個主流世俗化的社會裏。➤increasingly越來越世俗化

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