secular
US /ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
UK /ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
1.
secular, laico
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.
La escuela ofrece una educación secular, no instrucción religiosa.
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He argued for a completely secular government.
Él abogó por un gobierno completamente secular.
2.
secular, no monástico
(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.
Eligió vivir como sacerdote secular, sirviendo directamente a la comunidad.
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Many secular clergy work in parishes rather than monasteries.
Muchos clérigos seculares trabajan en parroquias en lugar de monasterios.