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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