secular

US /ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
UK /ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
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1.

denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis

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The school provides a secular education, not religious instruction.
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He argued for a completely secular government.
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nonreligiouslaytemporalworldly
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religioussacredspiritual
2.

(of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order

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He chose to live as a secular priest, serving the community directly.
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Many secular clergy work in parishes rather than monasteries.
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diocesanparochial
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monasticregular