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secular
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
.
