: indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations
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But, in the US, secularism and de-Christianization are gaining ground.
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But D’Israeli wanted to abandon the religious tradition and turn to secularism.
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The divergent paths of Ireland and Poland show the bifurcating direction of the Catholic church in Europe, as its clergy on the continent seek to ride turbulent tides of secularism, nationalism, and the shifting focus of the Church itself.
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There’s a certain Nixon-goes-to-China element to Sadr’s turn to secularism.
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Whereas Francis sees a focus on the poor as the church’s greatest hope, his predecessor, Benedict XVI, a German, saw secularism as the greatest threat to the church’s future.
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Whereas Francis sees a focus on the poor as the church’s greatest hope, his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a German, saw secularism as the greatest threat to the church’s future.
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That's a 16-point jump in sort of secularism in the last 20 years.
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Among them was editor and publisher Gauri Lankesh, a vocal advocate of secularism and critic of right-wing political ideology.
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First Known Use of secularism
1851
SECULARISM Defined for English Language Learners
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: the belief that religion should not play a role in government, education, or other public parts of society
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