| 释义 |
secular /sekˈū-lər/ adjective- Relating to, or coming or observed once in, a lifetime, generation, century or age (in ancient Rome about 100 to 120 years)
- Relating to the present world, or to things not spiritual
- Civil, not ecclesiastical
- Lay, not concerned with religion
- (of clergy) not bound by monastic rules, opp to regular
- Of the secular clergy
- Lasting for a long time
- Agelong
- Age-old
- Appreciable only in the course of ages or over an extended period
- Occurring in cycles
noun- A lay person
- A member of the clergy, such as a parish priest, not bound by monastic rules
ORIGIN: L saeculāris, from saeculum a lifetime, generation secˈularism noun - The belief that the state, morals, education, etc, should be independent of religion
- GJ Holyoake's (1817–1907) system of social ethics
secˈularist noun and adjective secularistˈic adjective secularity /-larˈ/ noun secūlarīzāˈtion or secūlarīsāˈtion noun secˈularize or secˈularise transitive verb To make secular secˈularly adverb secular arm noun The civil power, authority or courts secular games plural noun (Roman hist) Games held at long intervals secular hymn noun A hymn for the secular games |