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Recent Examples of secularism
His Hindu nationalist party has sought to turn India – a nation constitutionally bound to secularism – into a Hindu rashtra, or homeland for the Hindu majority, critics say, at the expense of the millions who profess minority faiths.
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Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
The case generated a media storm, pitting the values of women’s liberation and secularism against murky fears of Islamist terrorism.
—Arundhati Katju, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2020
But the fallout from Paty’s killing reinforced the French state’s commitment to freedom of expression and its firm attachment to secularism in public life.
—Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Assad’s regime was, rightly or wrongly, seen internationally as one of brutal secularism and relative interreligious tolerance.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
The case generated a media storm, pitting the values of women’s liberation and secularism against murky fears of Islamist terrorism.
—Arundhati Katju, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2020
But the fallout from Paty’s killing reinforced the French state’s commitment to freedom of expression and its firm attachment to secularism in public life.
—Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Assad’s regime was, rightly or wrongly, seen internationally as one of brutal secularism and relative interreligious tolerance.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secularism
Noun
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And there will also be those who are very religious about their atheism.—
Mike Woodruff,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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In their public rhetoric, the couple also adopted the discourse of televangelists after professing their atheism for many years.—
Gioconda Belli,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2018
Noun
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This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades.—
Ervand Abrahamian,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2016
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The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate.—
Katherine Howell,
National Review,
30 Nov. 2023
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“Secularism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secularism. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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