as in temporal
not involving religion or religious matters
that's an issue for the secular authorities, not the church
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Recent Examples of secular
Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
In the film, Seeger is portrayed as a secular saint — serene and good humored, the troubadour as social justice warrior.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
These data imply to me that the secular are getting idiocratic faster than the fundamentalists.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2012
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Adjective
The rock opera is a secular take on the final days of Jesus, and is written as a somewhat provocative, subversive story, but does not outright mock the teachings of Christianity.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
In the film, Seeger is portrayed as a secular saint — serene and good humored, the troubadour as social justice warrior.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
There was a change of heart among the secular nationalists during the second intifada—which started in 2000 and ended in 2005—in which seculars also joined forces.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
These data imply to me that the secular are getting idiocratic faster than the fundamentalists.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secular
Adjective
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From there on out, the film takes a couple of major swings in the realm of its timeline — a strange temporal unfurling — as well as the seeming motives behind A.J. and Isaac’s arrival, and Camille’s readiness to host them alongside a friend who clearly needs some alone time.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Scientists had long thought that deciphering those qualities — collectively known as prosody — happened in the superior temporal gyrus, an area of the brain associated with speech perception.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The remaining monks and a layman were rescued and were taken to the hospital.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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In layman’s terms, Trump is keeping foreign leaders on their toes.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The following year, city and state education officials determined that 18 Hasidic yeshivas were not providing a basic nonreligious education.—
Eliza Shapiro,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Those of us who are religious must stand with our religious and nonreligious neighbors to have the moral imagination to cast visions for a world where political solutions are our friends and companion — not violence.—
Austin American-Statesman,
Austin American-Statesman,
6 Mar. 2024
Noun
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For the layperson, tell me what remastering does, and will people notice a difference in this new version?—
Katherine Turman,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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The forms are deceptively simple — a designer will spot the genius in them, but a layperson may not understand why pedestrian objects like a toaster, egg cup or sink may merit inclusion in a museum show.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Secular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secular. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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