secularity

noun

sec·​u·​lar·​i·​ty ˌsekyəˈlarətē 

-rətē, 

-i also -ˈler-

plural -es

1

: something secular

shunning all secularities on the Sabbath

2

: the quality or state of being secular

prompts them to stress a denominational catholicity if not a candid secularity

—W. L. Sperry

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin saecularitat-, saecularitas, from Late Latin saecularis secular, worldly, pagan + Latin -tat-, -tas -ty

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Rhymes for secularity

• angularity
• bipolarity
• capillarity
• cellularity
• circularity
• familiarity
• granularity
• insincerity
• insularity
• modularity
• osmolarity
• popularity