secular
(SEK ya lur)
The adjective secular means to be not religious or not connected with religion.
Wat
Pho will hold a grand merit-making ceremony in honour of King Rama III,
who commissioned the inscription of the country's religious and secular knowledge.
"Turkey
is secular
and will stay secular!"
they shouted, turning the whole area bright red with thousands of
national flags.
In
Wales, schools are encouraged to teach children about "Christianity and
the other principal religions in Great Britain" but there is no mention
of secular
philosophies.
A
new dress code has been brought in by army chiefs who want a sterner,
more secular
appearance for its soldiers.
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