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secular

('s/E/k/j//@/l/@/r )

of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations(adj.pert)

source: wordnet30
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world(adj.all)

Synonym:
temporal, worldly
Antonym:
unworldly

source: wordnet30
not concerned with or devoted to religion(adj.all)

Example:
Secular drama.
Secular architecture.

Synonym:
profane
Antonym:
sacred

source: wordnet30
of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows(adj.all)

Example:
The secular clergy.

Antonym:
religious

source: wordnet30
Coming or observed once in an age or a century.(adjective)

source: webster1913

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person(noun.person)

Synonym:
layman, layperson
Antonym:
clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend

source: wordnet30
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.(noun)

source: webster1913

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