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Noun: secularism  'sek-yu-lu,ri-zum
  1. A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
    "The country's constitution upheld principles of secularism in government"

Derived forms: secularisms

Type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

Encyclopedia: Secularism, Secular Humanism