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secular
adjective
not
connected
with
religion
or
religious
matters
,
but
with
everyday
life
,
government
,
education
,
etc
.
•
France
has
a
secular
government
that
keeps
religion
separate
from
state
affairs
.
France
has
a
secular
government
that
keeps
religion
separate
from
state
affairs
.
•
The
school
follows
a
secular
curriculum
,
so
no
single
faith
is
given
priority
.
The
school
follows
a
secular
curriculum
,
so
no
single
faith
is
given
priority
.
From
Latin
“
saecularis
”
meaning
“
worldly
,
of
a
generation
,”
originally
referring
to
worldly
affairs
as
opposed
to
religious
or
spiritual
ones
.
adjective
lasting
or
developing
over
a
very
long
time
,
not
tied
to
regular
short-term
cycles
;
long-term
.
•
Economists
say
the
country
is
enjoying
secular
growth
rather
than
just
a
brief
boom
.
Economists
say
the
country
is
enjoying
secular
growth
rather
than
just
a
brief
boom
.
•
Climate
scientists
study
secular
temperature
trends
over
centuries
.
Climate
scientists
study
secular
temperature
trends
over
centuries
.
Extension
of
the
original
Latin
sense
“
of
an
age
,”
applied
in
science
and
economics
to
describe
very
slow
or
age-long
changes
.
noun
a
clergy
member
who
works
in
everyday
society
rather
than
living
in
a
monastery
;
more
generally
,
a
lay
person
not
belonging
to
a
religious
order
.
•
Unlike
monks
,
a
parish
priest
is
a
secular
who
serves
the
local
community
.
Unlike
monks
,
a
parish
priest
is
a
secular
who
serves
the
local
community
.
•
During
the
Middle
Ages
,
disputes
sometimes
arose
between
monks
and
seculars
over
church
lands
.
During
the
Middle
Ages
,
disputes
sometimes
arose
between
monks
and
seculars
over
church
lands
.
In
medieval
Latin
, “
saecularis
”
was
used
for
clergy
who
worked
‘
in
the
world
’ (
saeculum
)
rather
than
in
enclosed
religious
orders
,
leading
to
the
noun
use
.
