| 释义 |
Adjective: secular sekyulu(r)- Of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
- Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
- worldly, temporal - Not concerned with or devoted to religion
"secular drama"; "secular architecture"
- profane - Of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
"the secular clergy" - Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
- laic, lay - Having only slow changes, or changing only over a long or indefinite period of time; happening only once in a long time, esp. once a century
Noun: secular sekyulu(r)- Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
- layman, layperson, laywoman
Derived forms: seculars See also: earthly, economic, impious, material, materialistic, mercenary, mundane, profanatory, secularism, sophisticated, terrestrial, worldly-minded Type of: common man, common person, commoner Antonym: religious Part of: laity, temporalty Encyclopedia: Secular |