secular

  • 11secular — index civil (public), material (physical), mundane, profane Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12secular — temporal, lay, *profane Analogous words: worldly, mundane, *earthly, earthy, terrestrial Antonyms: religious (as schools, journals, authorities): sacred (as music, drama): regular (as priests) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13secular — [adj] not spiritual or religious civil, earthly, laic, laical, lay, material, materialistic, nonclerical, nonreligious, of this world*, profane, temporal, unsacred, worldly; concepts 529,549 Ant. godly, holy, religious, spiritual …

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  • 14secular — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French seculer, from Late Latin saecularis, from saeculum the present world, from Latin, generation, age, century, world; akin to Welsh hoedl lifetime Date: 14th century 1. a. of or relating to… …

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  • 15secular — (Del lat. saeculum, siglo.) ► adjetivo 1 Que se hace o sucede cada siglo. 2 Que dura un siglo o desde hace siglos: ■ debemos respetar las costumbres seculares. ► adjetivo/ sustantivo 3 RELIGIÓN Se aplica al religioso que vive en el siglo, en… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 16secular — secularly, adv. /sek yeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests. 2. not pertaining to or connected with religion (opposed to sacred):… …

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  • 17Secular — An adjective used to describe a long term time frame, usually at least 10 years. It is important for investors to identify secular trends in markets, not just short term trends, if they want to succeed. Examples of secular trends include an aging …

    Investment dictionary

  • 18secular — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely, purely, strictly ▪ It began as a religious organization, but these days it is purely secular …

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  • 19secular — sec|u|lar [ˈsekjulə US ər] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: seculer, from Latin saecularis coming once in an age , from saeculum breed, generation ] 1.) not connected with or controlled by a church or other religious authority ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20secular — [[t]se̱kjʊlə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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. Ant: religious …

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