SECULAR

/ˈsɛkjʊlə/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 12

Definition

noun someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person. — synonyms: layman, layperson
adjective of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations.
adjective characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world. — synonyms: worldly, temporal
adjective not concerned with or devoted to religion. — synonyms: profane
adjective of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows.
adjective characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy. — synonyms: laic, lay

“secular clergy in Catholicism”
“The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next.”
“The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena.”