Definition of secular

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Secular (a.) Pertaining to an age, or the progress of ages, or to a long period of time; accomplished in a long progress of time; as, secular inequality; the secular refrigeration of the globe..

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Exaugurate :: Exaugurate (v. t.) To annul the consecration of; to secularize; to unhellow.
Profane :: Profane (a.) Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place..
Secular :: Secular (a.) Coming or observed once in an age or a century.
Secularize :: Secularize (v. t.) To convert from spiritual or common use; as, to secularize a church, or church property..
Sunday :: Sunday (n.) The first day of the week, -- consecrated among Christians to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day..
Functionary :: Functionary (n.) One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries..
Regular :: Regular (a.) Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy..
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history..
Secularize :: Secularize (v. t.) To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk..
Temporally :: Temporally (adv.) In a temporal manner; secularly.
Temporalty :: Temporalty (n.) A secular possession; a temporality.
Secular :: Secular (a.) Belonging to the laity; lay; not clerical.
Holyday :: Holyday (n.) A secular festival; a holiday.
Inspired :: Inspired (a.) Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; -- opposed to uninspired, profane, or secular; as, the inspired writings, that is, the Scriptures..
Religious :: Religious (n.) A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun..
Superseded :: Supersecular (a.) Being above the world, or secular things..
Secular :: Secular (n.) A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules..
Temporal :: Temporal (n.) Of or pertaining to time, that is, to the present life, or this world; secular, as distinguished from sacred or eternal..
Deconsecrate :: Deconsecrate (v. t.) To deprive of sacredness; to secularize.
Secular :: Secular (n.) A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman..
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