SECULAR Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word secular. (close relations)
secularize
Best Alternative Words for SECULAR
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worldly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world adjective satellite • very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world | ||||||||
lay | verbv | |||||||
noun • a narrative song with a recurrent refrain • a narrative poem of popular origin adjective satellite • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy • not of or from a profession verb • put into a certain place or abstract location • put in a horizontal position • prepare or position for action or operation • lay eggs • impose as a duty, burden, or punishment | ||||||||
profane | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • not concerned with or devoted to religion adjective satellite • characterized by profanity or cursing • not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled • grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • violate the sacred character of a place or language | ||||||||
temporal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or limited by time • of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit) • characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world noun • the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb adjective satellite • not eternal • of this earth or world | ||||||||
earthly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven | ||||||||
nonreligious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • Not religious; secular | ||||||||
laic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy | ||||||||
layman | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | ||||||||
layperson | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person |