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Recent Examples of secularism
Putin believes in authoritarianism, in a strong Russian state, in the rehabilitation of the country’s Soviet past, and in a Russian civilization that is superior to a West corrupted by secularism and individualism.
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Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secularism
Noun
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There are no options for atheism or traditional folk religions, even though millions of Indonesians incorporate such beliefs into their religious life.—
Lindsey McGinnis,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
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During the Cold War, the church pitted itself against Soviet atheism; the Polish pope John Paul II, for instance, worked to undermine communist rule in Poland.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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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 24 May. 2025.
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