secular
世俗的,俗世,世俗,俗世的
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Definitions
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- : of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- : not pertaining to or connected with religion: secular music.
- : concerned with nonreligious subjects.
- : not belonging to a religious order; not bound by monastic vows.
- : occurring or celebrated once in an age or century: the secular games of Rome.
- : going on from age to age; continuing through long ages.
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- : a layperson.
- : one of the secular clergy.
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Examples
It sits atop secular trends towards e-commerce over traditional retail, mobile commerce over static, and what I would call a cultural rethinking of used goods in recent years.
At this time of year, holiday-themed bars are secular temples.
The country has been proud of its technology sector, which has been a bright spot in an economy that has been battered by long-term secular decline in industries ranging from mining and steel to oil and gas to retail.
The Islamist militant group emerged in 1987 as a rival to the secular, left-leaning Palestine Liberation Organization, drawing inspiration from the Muslim Brotherhood of neighboring Egypt.
Officials stress that they also have strong ties with the secular Palestinian party Fatah, which runs the West Bank.
For the last nine years, they have battled secular Baluch nationalists who would like to see an independent Baluchistan.
He advocates a secular regime with a total separation of religion form the government.
So here, for your Christmas Eve pleasure, are 20 of my favorites, 10 from the ecclesiastical division and 10 secular.
From the religious (‘The Holly and the Ivy’) to the secular (‘The Chipmunk Song’), my top 20.
A secular police state well practiced in suppressing internal challenges.
Besides these, twenty thousand Indians are under the care of priests—making a total of two hundred and five thousand.