Secular meaning

What does “secular” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“secular” is a noun and adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person.

secular

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Synonymslayman layperson

of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
“worldly goods and advancement”
“temporal possessions of the church”
Synonymsworldly temporal
not concerned with or devoted to religion
“sacred and profane music”
“secular drama”
Synonymsprofane
of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
“the secular clergy”
Oppositesreligious
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
“set his collar in laic rather than clerical position”
“the lay ministry”
Synonymslaic lay

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University