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Noun
Definition: A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
Adjective
Definition: of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
Definition: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
Definition: not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
Definition: of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows; "the secular clergy"
Definition: characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"
Definition: Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.