secular

IPA: sˈɛkjʌɫɝ

noun

  • 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.
  • A surname.

adjective

  • Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
  • Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
  • (Christianity) Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.
  • Happening once in an age or century.
  • Continuing over a long period of time, long-term.
  • (literary) Centuries-old, ancient.
  • (astrophysics, geology) Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
  • (atomic physics) Unperturbed over time.
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