secular
US /ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
UK /ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
1.
laico, secolare
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 scuola offre un'istruzione laica, non religiosa.
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He argued for a completely secular government.
Ha sostenuto un governo completamente laico.
2.
secolare, laico
(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.
Ha scelto di vivere come sacerdote secolare, servendo direttamente la comunità.
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Many secular clergy work in parishes rather than monasteries.
Molti chierici secolari lavorano nelle parrocchie piuttosto che nei monasteri.