In contemporary English, secular is primarily used to distinguish something (such as an attitude, belief, or position) that is not specifically religious or sectarian in nature (for example, music …

Secular definition: of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal.. See examples of SECULAR used in a sentence.

We live in an increasingly secular society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives.

Anything not affiliated with a church or faith can be called secular. Non-religious people can be called atheists or agnostics, but to describe things, activities, or attitudes that have nothing to …

You use secular to describe things that have no connection with religion. He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state. ...secular and religious education.

Definition of secular adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word secular, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

1 day ago · secular (comparative more secular, superlative most secular) Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless. Happening once in an age or century. The …

1. a. Worldly rather than spiritual: the secular affairs of the parish. b. Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious: secular music. c. Not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious …

• Knowledge is no longer sacred but secular. • Harris did all the preliminary research and visited the secular buildings, Pevsner confined himself to churches and medieval domestic buildings.