Secular - Definition

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]