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In contemporary English, secular is primarily used to distinguish something (such as an attitude, belief, or position) that is not specifically religious or sectarian in nature (for example, music with no religious connection or affiliation might be described as "secular").
Secular definition: of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal. See examples of SECULAR used in a sentence.
not having any connection with religion: We live in an increasingly secular society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives. secular education. a secular state. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious concepts: profanity. earthly.
You use secular to describe things that have no connection with religion. He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state. ...secular and religious education.
1. a. Worldly rather than spiritual: the secular affairs of the parish. b. Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious: secular music. c. Not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious order. Used of clergy.
not connected with spiritual or religious matters. We live in a largely secular society. (of priests) living among ordinary people rather than in a religious community. Definition of secular adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. Worldly rather than spiritual. The secular affairs of the parish. American Heritage. Of or relating to worldly things as distinguished from things relating to church and religion; not sacred or religious; temporal; worldly. Secular music, secular schools.
SECULAR meaning: 1 : not spiritual of or relating to the physical world and not the spiritual world; 2 : not religious
not religious or not controlled by a religious group: secular education. a secular state. (Definition of secular from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
What does the word secular mean? There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word secular, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. secular has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
