adj.
Pronunciation: ' se-ky ə -l ə r
Function: 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 W hoedl lifetime
Date: 14th century
1 a : of or relating to the worldly or temporal < secular concerns> b : not overtly or specif. religious < secular music> c : not ecclesiastical or clerical < secular courts> < secular landowners>
2 : not bound by monastic vows or rules specifically : of, relating to, or forming clergy not belonging to a religious order or congregation <a secular priest>
3 a : occurring once in an age or a century b : existing or continuing through ages or centuries c : of or relating to a long term of indefinite duration < secular inflation>
– sec · u · lar · i · ty \ ˌ se-ky ə - ' la-r ə -t ē \ noun
– sec · u · lar · ly \ ' se-ky ə -l ə r-l ē \ adverb