as in temporal
not involving religion or religious matters
that's an issue for the secular authorities, not the church
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Recent Examples of secular
Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
But should authorities banish all religious beliefs that differ with the state’s secular dogma?
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
These data imply to me that the secular are getting idiocratic faster than the fundamentalists.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2012
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Adjective
But his goal proved elusive, partly because church-state separation required the schools to remain fastidiously secular.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
But should authorities banish all religious beliefs that differ with the state’s secular dogma?
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
There was a change of heart among the secular nationalists during the second intifada—which started in 2000 and ended in 2005—in which seculars also joined forces.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
These data imply to me that the secular are getting idiocratic faster than the fundamentalists.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secular
Adjective
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By effectively transferring knowledge from freely available visual and language data, Magma bridges verbal, spatial, and temporal intelligence to navigate complex tasks and settings.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Feb. 2025
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His work as a filmmaker includes Animal Room with Neil Patrick Harris, Perkins 14, Dark Ride, A Good Night to Die which premiered at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival and the 2021 temporal horror film 6:45.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In layman’s terms, Trump is keeping foreign leaders on their toes.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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His seductive and affable manner of describing the essence of a budding romance in layman’s terms is inviting.—
Priscella Vega,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas The Prince of Egypt was a sweeping, lavishly animated epic that could elicit a spiritual response from even nonreligious viewers with its grandeur, Joseph feels very much like Sunday school bonus content.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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But nonreligious ideologies generally yield less durable relationships.—
Christopher Blair,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Oct. 2020
Noun
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For the layperson, tell me what remastering does, and will people notice a difference in this new version?—
Katherine Turman,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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The forms are deceptively simple — a designer will spot the genius in them, but a layperson may not understand why pedestrian objects like a toaster, egg cup or sink may merit inclusion in a museum show.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Secular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secular. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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