Definition of secular
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: of or relating to the worldly or temporal
secular concerns
b
: not overtly or specifically religious
secular music
c
: not ecclesiastical or clerical
secular courts secular landowners
2
: not bound by monastic vows or rules
specifically
: of, relating to, or forming clergy not belonging to a religious order or congregation
a secular priest
3a
: occurring once in an age or a century
b
: existing or continuing through ages or centuries
c
: of or relating to a long term of indefinite duration
secular inflation
secular
noun
plural seculars or secular
Definition of secular (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an ecclesiastic (such as a diocesan priest) not bound by monastic vows or rules : a member of the secular clergy
2
: layman
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The first known use of secular was in the 14th century
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