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secularism

Main Entry:: sec·u·lar·ism
Pronunciation:: \ˈse-kyə-lə-ˌri-zəm\
Function:: noun
Date:: 1851

: indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations

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\-rist\ noun

— secularist also sec·u·lar·is·tic

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\ˌse-kyə-lə-ˈris-tik\ adjective

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