SECULAR
/ˈsɛkjʊlə/
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
S(1) E(1) C(3) U(1) L(1) A(1) R(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈsɛkjʊlə/
noun
- 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.
adjective
- Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
- Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.“secular clergy in Catholicism”
- Happening once in an age or century.“The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next.”
- Continuing over a long period of time, long-term.“The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: SECULAR-S
