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seculier — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • secular adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
  • worldly adj Concerned with material or practical life rather than spiritual matters.

Senses

seculier is used for these senses in English:

  • secular Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane.
  • secular Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
  • worldly Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters.

secular — full definition

  1. adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
  2. adj Of a member of the clergy: living among ordinary people rather than under monastic vows.

worldly — full definition

  1. adj Concerned with material or practical life rather than spiritual matters.
  2. adj Experienced and sophisticated about life, especially through travel or exposure to many cultures.

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