| ADJECTIVE | pert | secular | of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations |
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| all | secular, worldly, temporal | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world | |
| all | secular, profane | not concerned with or devoted to religion | |
| all | secular | of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows | |
| all | secular, laic, lay | characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy | |
| NOUN | person | secular, layman, layperson | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person |
| Sounds | seh'kyahler | |
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| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations. | |
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| Spanish | laico, mundano, secular, seglar | |
| Catalan | secular, seglar | |
| Nouns | secularism | a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations |
| Meaning | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world. | |
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| Synonyms | worldly, temporal | |
| Narrower | economic | concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money) |
| material | concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests | |
| materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded | marked by materialism | |
| mundane, terrestrial | concerned with the world or worldly matters | |
| See also | earthly | Of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven |
| profane, secular | not concerned with or devoted to religion | |
| sophisticated | Having or appealing to those having worldly / worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire | |
| Opposite | unworldly | not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations |
| Spanish | mundano, temporal | |
| Catalan | temporal | |
| Meaning | not concerned with or devoted to religion. | |
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| Synonym | profane | |
| Narrower | laic, lay, secular | Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy |
| profanatory | Profaning or tending to desecrate | |
| See also | earthly | Of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven |
| impious | lacking piety or reverence for a god | |
| worldly, secular, temporal | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world | |
| Opposite | sacred | concerned with religion or religious purposes |
| Spanish | profano | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows. | |
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| Example | "the secular clergy" | |
| Opposite | religious | Of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows |
| Spanish | secular | |
| Catalan | secular | |
| Meaning | Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy. | |
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| Synonyms | laic, lay | |
| Broader | profane, secular | not concerned with or devoted to religion |
| Spanish | laico | |
| Catalan | laic | |
| Meaning | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person. | |
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| Synonyms | layman, layperson | |
| Member of | laity, temporalty | In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy |
| Narrower | lay reader | A layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church |
| Broader | commoner, common man, common person | A person who holds no title |
| Opposite | clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
| Spanish | laica, laico, lego, profano, secular, seglar | |
| Catalan | laic, llec, profà, secular, seglar | |
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