secular

🇬🇧 UK/'sekjulә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Not religious or spiritual; relating to worldly rather than sacred matters; not bound by monastic vows

世俗的,非宗教的;不受修道院戒律约束的

n.

A member of the clergy not bound by monastic rules; a layperson

世俗教士;俗人,平信徒

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
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Common Collocations

  • 1.secular state世俗国家
  • 2.secular society世俗社会
  • 3.secular trend长期趋势
  • 4.secular education非宗教教育

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    France maintains a strictly secular government that separates church and state.

  • 2.

    She preferred secular music over hymns at her wedding ceremony.

  • 3.

    The secular trend of declining birth rates has persisted for several decades.

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