noun🔗ShareA secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules."The new priest was a secular, working as a teacher at the local school. "religiontheologytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir."The secular led the choir practice, focusing solely on the singing parts. "religionmusictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA layman, as distinguished from a clergyman."The secular will decide the school's budget, while the religious leaders will advise on the moral aspects. "religionpersontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical."The school's new policy on dress code is secular, meaning it does not favor any particular religion. "religionculturephilosophysocietygovernmenttoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTemporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless."The school's focus on secular values meant there were no religious holidays observed. "philosophyculturereligionsocietypoliticstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNot bound by the vows of a monastic order."secular clergy in Catholicism"religionphilosophyculturetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHappening once in an age or century."The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next."timeagetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareContinuing over a long period of time, long-term."The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena."timehistorytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCenturies-old, ancient."The ancient, secular traditions of our family are still important to us today. "agehistorytimetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRelating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field."The secular variations in the Earth's magnetic field are making it harder to use traditional compass navigation. "astronomyphysicsgeologytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(atomic physics) Unperturbed over time."The scientist observed the secular decay of the radioactive material in the lab. "physicssciencetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
