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secular

secular /ˈsɛkjəlɚ/ adjective
secular
/ˈsɛkjəlɚ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SECULAR
[more secular; most secular] : not spiritual : of or relating to the physical world and not the spiritual world
: not religious
: of, relating to, or controlled by the government rather than by the church : civil
used to describe a member of the clergy who lives in ordinary society and not in a monastery