Main Entry:: ¹sec·u·lar
Pronunciation:: \ˈse-kyə-lər\
Function:: 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 the worldly or temporal <secular concerns> b: not overtly or specifically religious <secular music> c: not ecclesiastical or clerical <secular courts> <secular landowners>2: not bound by monastic vows or rules; specifically : of, relating to, or forming clergy not belonging to a religious order or congregation <a secular priest>3 a: occurring once in an age or a century b: existing or continuing through ages or centuries c: of or relating to a long term of indefinite duration <secular inflation>

— sec·u·lar·i·ty

\ˌse-kyə-ˈla-rə-tē\ noun

— sec·u·lar·ly

\ˈse-kyə-lər-lē\ adverb

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