secular
US /ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
UK /ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
1.
世俗的, 非宗教的
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.
這所學校提供世俗教育，而非宗教指導。
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He argued for a completely secular government.
他主張建立一個完全世俗的政府。
2.
世俗的, 非修道院的
(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.
他選擇作為一名世俗神父生活，直接服務社區。
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Many secular clergy work in parishes rather than monasteries.
許多世俗神職人員在教區工作，而不是修道院。