Dictionary definition · secular
noun
- someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
adjective
- of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
- characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world"worldly goods and advancement"
- not concerned with or devoted to religion"sacred and profane music"
- of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows"the secular clergy"
- characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy"set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).