ECCLESIASTIC Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For ECCLESIASTIC
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| civil | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others • of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state • of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals • (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life adjective satellite • applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military • of or in a condition of social order | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| secular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations • characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world • not concerned with or devoted to religion • of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows noun • someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person adjective satellite • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| nonchurch | nounn | |||||||
adjective • Not of or pertaining to a church. | ||||||||
| nonclerical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • Not part of the organization of a church; lay. | ||||||||
| nonreligious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • Not religious; secular | ||||||||
