"secular" in the noun sense
1. layman, layperson, secular
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
"secular" in the adjective sense
1. secular
of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
2. worldly, secular, temporal
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
"worldly goods and advancement"
"temporal possessions of the church"
3. profane, secular
not concerned with or devoted to religion
"sacred and profane music"
"secular drama"
"secular architecture"
"children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
4. secular
of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
"the secular clergy"
5. laic, lay, secular
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
"set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"
"the lay ministry"
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