LAICISM Antonyms

• of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

• relating to or involving dogma

• characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

• a form of Protestantism that takes the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth

• the strict adherence to the basic principles or doctrines of a religion, ideology, etc.

• having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity

• of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows

• a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

• concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

• extremely scrupulous and conscientious

• of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects

• a member of a sect

• (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God

• the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)

• concern with things of the spirit

• a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)

• the belief in government by divine guidance

• of or relating to or being a theocracy