Seculars - English meaning

noun

A secular priest.

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Most priests were seculars, living in the world and working amongst ordinary people.

adjective

Not connected with religious or spiritual matters.

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Secular buildings

adjective

(of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order.

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The rate of recruitment is probably better than that of the secular clergy, but this may be because…

adjective

Of or denoting slow changes in the motion of the sun or planets.

adjective

(of a fluctuation or trend) occurring or persisting over an indefinitely long period.

Usage examples:

There is evidence that the slump is not cyclical but secular

adjective

Occurring once every century or similarly long period (used especially in reference to celebratory games in ancient rome).