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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Secularism :: Secularism (n.) The state or quality of being secular; a secular spirit; secularity.
Secularize :: Secularize (v. t.) To make worldly or unspiritual.
Secular :: Secular (a.) Coming or observed once in an age or a century.
Functionary :: Functionary (n.) One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries..
Minister :: Minister (v. i.) To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular..
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history..
Ghostly :: Ghostly (a.) Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual; as, a ghostly confessor..
Secularized :: Secularized (imp. & p. p.) of Seculariz.
Secularizing :: Secularizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Seculariz.
Temporalty :: Temporalty (n.) A secular possession; a temporality.
Madrigal :: Madrigal (n.) An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee..
Secularize :: Secularize (v. t.) To convert from spiritual or common use; as, to secularize a church, or church property..
Secular :: Secular (n.) A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman..
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..
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..
Secularize :: Secularize (v. t.) To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk..
Confalon :: Confalon (n.) One of a fraternity of seculars, also called Penitents..
Secular :: Secular (n.) A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
Protopope :: Protopope (n.) One of the clergy of first rank in the lower order of secular clergy; an archpriest; -- called also protopapas.
Secularness :: Secularness (n.) The quality or state of being secular; worldliness; worldly-minded-ness.
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