secular
Adjective
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also:
- earthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
- profane, secular - not concerned with or devoted to religion
- sophisticated - having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
similar to:- economic - concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)
- material - concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
- materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded - marked by materialism
- mundane, terrestrial - concerned with the world or worldly matters
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also:similar to:
- laic, lay, secular - characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
- profanatory - profaning or tending to desecrate
same as: profane
Noun
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subtypes: lay reader - a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal churchbelongs to: laity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
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