Толковый словарь английского языка - secular
Secular
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French seculer, from Late Latin saecularis, from saeculum the present world, from Latin, generation, age, century, world; akin to Welsh hoedl lifetime Date: 14th century 1. of or relating to the worldly or temporal , not overtly or specifically religious , not ecclesiastical or clerical , not bound by monastic vows or rules, 3. occurring once in an age or a century, existing or continuing through ages or centuries, of or relating to a long term of indefinite duration , ~ity noun ~ly adverb II. noun (plural ~s or ~) Date: 14th century a ~ ecclesiastic (as a diocesan priest), layman
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 concerned with the affairs of this world; not spiritual or sacred. 2 (of education etc.) not concerned with religion or religious belief. 3 a not ecclesiastical or monastic. b (of clergy) not bound by a religious rule. 4 occurring once in an age or century. 5 lasting for or occurring over an indefinitely long time. --n. a secular priest. Phrases and idioms secular variation Astron. variation compensated over a long period of time. Derivatives secularism n. secularist n. secularity n. secularize v.tr. (also -ise). secularization n. secularly adv. Etymology: ME (in senses 1-3 f. OF seculer) f. L saecularis f. saeculum generation, age ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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