secular

/sˈɛkjəlɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

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”
3. not concerned with or devoted to religion
   “sacred and profane music”
4. of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
   “the secular clergy”
5. characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
   “set his collar in laic rather than clerical position”

noun

1. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

Synonyms for secular

• worldly
• temporal
• economic
• material
• materialistic
• mundane
• profane
• laic
• profanatory
• lay
• layman
• layperson

Antonyms of secular

• religious

Words that rhyme with secular

• molecular
• intermolecular