secular
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Types & categories
- commoner hypernym
- lay reader hyponym
Parts & wholes
- laity member holonym
Related & opposite
- clergyman antonym
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
Related & opposite
- secularism pertains to
Sense 3 adjective
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
worldly goods and advancement
Related & opposite
- earthly also see
- profane also see
- sophisticated also see
- unworldly antonym
- worldliness derivation
- worldly concern derivation
- economic similar to
- material similar to
- mercenary similar to
- mundane similar to
Sense 4 adjective
not concerned with or devoted to religion
sacred and profane music
Related & opposite
- earthly also see
- impious also see
- worldly also see
- sacred antonym
- profaneness derivation
- lay similar to
- profanatory similar to
Sense 5 adjective
of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
the secular clergy
Related & opposite
- religious antonym
Sense 6 adjective
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
set his collar in laic rather than clerical position
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | clergyman |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | laity |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | commoner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lay reader |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | secularism |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | earthly |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | profane |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | sophisticated |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | unworldly |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | worldliness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | worldly concern |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | economic |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | material |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | mercenary |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | mundane |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | earthly |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | impious |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | worldly |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | sacred |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | profaneness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | lay |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | profanatory |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | religious |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | laity |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | profane |