secular
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
Adjective 4 meanings
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
Not bound by the vows of a religious order.
“Near-synonym: nonmonastic”
Happening once in an age or century.
“Near-synonyms: centurial, centennial”
Noun 3 meanings
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.
Etymology
From Middle English seculer, from Old French seculer, from Latin saeculāris (“of the age”), from saeculum.
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SECULAR at a glance
SECULAR has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + C 3 + U 1 + L 1 + A 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,620 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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