A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.

A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.

A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

Anything that is not religious.

A general term for non-religious, or the opposite of religious.

'sekjulãr] = related to earthly traditions, not having connections with religion

Worldy; not having to do with the church. Opp. is sacred.

That which is not sacred or ecclesiastical. It pertains to things not Christian or church related, such as unbelieving society.

Concerned with the affairs of this world, worldly, not sacred, not monastic, not ecclesiastical - temporal, profane.

music without religious associations

concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music"

1) in relation to clergy, priests living in the world, not under a rule, who are bound by no vows and may possess property, working under the authority of a bishop: 2) more generally, refers to people who are not clergy, the laity

(adj) of or relating to the worldly or temporal; not connected with religion

not having any connection with religion.

term used to describe early music with no connection to religion, that is not sacred music

A person not bound to the monastic vows or laws of a specific religion.

A name given to a building which was built without a religious function in mind.

music not written for religious purposes

Not specifically religious, ecclesiastical or clerical; relating to the worldly or temporal.

This does not mean non-Christian! It means not part of a celibate religious community.

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Non-religious in nature.

This term often refers to the things of this world as opposed to the things of God. Clergy living in the world and serving parishes have been known as ‘secular' since the 12th century. In Biblical times there was less of a division between the sacred and the secular. Today many Christians are arguing that the Incarnation (the belief that God became human in Jesus Christ) is a reason to challenge the separation of sacred and secular.

Music that has a text that is not religious. Opposite of sacred.

not church-related, not having to do with religion

worldly rather than spiritual

In astronomy, secular mean that a phenomenon takes a tremendous amount of time to unfold, and occurs gradually. Secular change, for example, is a long-standing, continuous (and nonperiodic) change to a system.

Referring to long-term changes that take place slowly and imperceptibly. Commonly used to describe changes in elevation, tilt, and stress or strain rates that are related to long-term tectonic deformation. For example, a mountain that is growing is getting taller so slowly that we cannot see it happen, but if we were to measure the elevation one year and then the next, we could see that it has grown taller.