SECULAR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SECULAR?

Need another word that means the same as “secular”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “secular” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Secular” are: temporal, worldly, laic, lay, profane, earthly, layman, layperson

Secular as a Noun

Definitions of "Secular" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “secular” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A secular priest.
• Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person.

Synonyms of "Secular" as a noun (2 Words)

layman	A person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject. The book seems well suited to the interested layman.
layperson	A non-ordained member of a Church. His highly successful lectures were meant for an audience of laypersons interested in the natural sciences.

Secular as an Adjective

Definitions of "Secular" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “secular” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Occurring once every century or similarly long period (used especially in reference to celebratory games in ancient Rome).
• Not concerned with or devoted to religion.
• Of or denoting slow changes in the motion of the sun or planets.
• (of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order.
• Not connected with religious or spiritual matters.
• Of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations.
• Not concerned with or devoted to religion.
• Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world.
• Of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows.
• Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy.
• (of a fluctuation or trend) occurring or persisting over an indefinitely long period.

Synonyms of "Secular" as an adjective (6 Words)

earthly	Relating to the earth or human life. Believed that our earthly life is all that matters.
laic	Of the laity; secular. Set his collar in laic rather than clerical position.
lay	Not of or from a profession. A lay opinion as to the cause of the disease.
profane	Not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular. Profane words.
temporal	Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world. Our temporal existence.
worldly	(of a person) experienced and sophisticated. The benefits of his worldly wisdom.

Usage Examples of "Secular" as an adjective

• Secular attitudes to death.
• Secular drama.
• There is evidence that the slump is not cyclical but secular.
• Secular architecture.
• Secular buildings.

Associations of "Secular" (30 Words)

affair	A vaguely specified concern. His time was spent in winding up his affairs.
auricular	Relating to the ear or hearing. The Catholic doctrine of the necessity of private auricular confession.
blasphemous	Characterized by profanity or cursing. Foul mouthed and blasphemous.
common	Common sense. The common man.
debauch	Seduce (a woman. He debauches the doctor s teenage daughter.
desecrate	Spoil (something which is valued or respected. More than 300 graves were desecrated.
diehard	A person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition. My stepfather was a diehard Republican.
earthly	Relating to humankind’s material existence as distinct from a spiritual or heavenly one. Our earthly home.
general	A high rank of officer in the army and in the US air force above lieutenant general and below field marshal general of the army or general of the air force. He discussed the general but neglected the particular.
illiterate	A person who is unable to read or write. He is musically illiterate.
impious	(of a person or act) wicked. Impious toward one s parents.
irreverent	Not revering god. A certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner.
layman	A person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject. The book seems well suited to the interested layman.
layperson	A person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject. His highly successful lectures were meant for an audience of laypersons interested in the natural sciences.
materialistic	Excessively concerned with material possessions; money-oriented. We re living in a highly materialistic society.
mundane	Lacking interest or excitement; dull. Mundane affairs.
ordinary	A judge who exercises authority by virtue of office and not by deputation. Their clich s were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary.
profane	Not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular. Profane utterances against the Church.
ransack	Search thoroughly. Burglars ransacked her home.
sacrilegious	Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred. A sacrilegious act.
seduction	An act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone. She was planning a seduction.
temporal	Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world. Our temporal existence.
temptation	The tempting of Jesus by the Devil (see Matt. 4). We almost gave in to temptation.
terrestrial	An inhabitant of the earth. Increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems.
ungodly	Unreasonably early or inconvenient. Ungodly acts.
universal	A universal grammatical rule or linguistic feature. The play opened to universal acclaim.
unremarkable	Found in the ordinary course of events. His early childhood was unremarkable.
world	A particular group of living things. Parents are not viewed as the primary educators of their own children either in the world or in the Church.
worldly	Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world. The benefits of his worldly wisdom.
worldwide	Of worldwide scope or applicability. Worldwide distribution.