Secularist
noun
1.
secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
2.
the view that public education and other matters of civil policy should be conducted without the introduction of a religious element.
noun
1.
(philosophy) a doctrine that rejects religion, esp in ethics
2.
the attitude that religion should have no place in civil affairs
3.
the state of being secular
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noun, plural secularities. 1. secular views or beliefs; secularism. 2. the state of being devoted to the affairs of the world; worldliness. 3. a secular matter. noun (pl) -ties 1. the state or condition of being secular 2. interest in or adherence to secular things 3. a secular concern or matter
- Secularization
verb (used with object), secularized, secularizing. 1. to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism. 2. to change (clergy) from regular to secular. 3. to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use. verb (transitive) 1. to change from religious or sacred to secular […]
- Secularize
verb (used with object), secularized, secularizing. 1. to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism. 2. to change (clergy) from regular to secular. 3. to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use. verb (transitive) 1. to change from religious or sacred to secular […]
- Secularized
verb (used with object), secularized, secularizing. 1. to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism. 2. to change (clergy) from regular to secular. 3. to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use. verb (transitive) 1. to change from religious or sacred to secular […]
- Secularly
adjective 1. of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests. 2. not pertaining to or connected with religion (opposed to sacred): secular music. 3. (of education, a school, etc.) concerned with nonreligious subjects. 4. (of members of the clergy) not belonging to […]