1. Not concerned with or devoted to religion
   "secular drama";
   - profane
    
2. Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
   "secular goods and advancement";
   - worldly, temporal
    
3. Of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
   "The country adopted a secular constitution"; "They advocated for secular education in public schools"
    
4. Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
   "set his collar in secular rather than clerical position";
   - laic, lay
    
5. Of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
   "the secular clergy"
    
6. Having only slow changes, or changing only over a long or indefinite period of time; happening only once in a long time, esp. once a century
   "The secular trend in global temperatures shows a gradual increase"

1. Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
   "As a secular member of the community, he had a different perspective on religious matters";
   - layperson

Derived forms: seculars

See also: earthly, economic, impious, material, materialistic, mercenary, mundane, profanatory, sophisticated, terrestrial, worldly-minded

Type of: common person, commoner

Antonym: religious

Part of: laity, temporalty

Encyclopedia: Secular