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Meaning of secular

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  secular
      adj 1: of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and
             religious considerations
      2: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed
         to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement";
         "temporal possessions of the church" [syn: {worldly},
         {secular}, {temporal}] [ant: {unworldly}]
      3: not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and
         profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture",
         "children being brought up in an entirely profane
         environment" [syn: {profane}, {secular}] [ant: {sacred}]
      4: of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows; "the
         secular clergy" [ant: {religious}]
      5: characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy;
         "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the
         lay ministry" [syn: {laic}, {lay}, {secular}]
      n 1: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
           [syn: {layman}, {layperson}, {secular}] [ant: {clergyman},
           {man of the cloth}, {reverend}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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