Definition of secular

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Secular (n.) A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.

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Secularist :: Secularist (n.) One who theoretically rejects every form of religious faith, and every kind of religious worship, and accepts only the facts and influences which are derived from the present life; also, one who believes that education and other matters of civil policy should be managed without the introduction of a religious element..
Secularness :: Secularness (n.) The quality or state of being secular; worldliness; worldly-minded-ness.
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..
Secularize :: Secularize (v. t.) To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk..
World :: World (n.) The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind..
Secular :: Secular (a.) Of or pertaining to this present world, or to things not spiritual or holy; relating to temporal as distinguished from eternal interests; not immediately or primarily respecting the soul, but the body; worldly..
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..
Secularization :: Secularization (n.) The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the secularization of church property..
Worldly :: Worldly (a.) Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men..
Temporalty :: Temporalty (n.) The laity; secular people.
Exaugurate :: Exaugurate (v. t.) To annul the consecration of; to secularize; to unhellow.
Confalon :: Confalon (n.) One of a fraternity of seculars, also called Penitents..
Secularizing :: Secularizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Seculariz.
Secularism :: Secularism (n.) The tenets or principles of the secularists.
Secularized :: Secularized (imp. & p. p.) of Seculariz.
Secularism :: Secularism (n.) The state or quality of being secular; a secular spirit; secularity.
Secular :: Secular (n.) A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules..
Secular :: Secular (a.) Belonging to the laity; lay; not clerical.
Unsecularize :: Unsecularize (v. t.) To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world.
Secularize :: Secularize (v. t.) To make worldly or unspiritual.
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