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Secular Area

/ˈsɛkjʊlər ˈɛəriə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    A geographical or conceptual space that is not influenced by religious beliefs or practices.

    "The community center serves as a secular area where people of all faiths can gather."
  2. 2

    A domain or field of activity that is independent of religious considerations.

    "In a secular area, discussions about policy are based on empirical evidence rather than religious doctrine."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'secular' originates from the Latin word 'saecularis', meaning 'of a generation or age', which evolved to denote things not connected with religion. 'Area' comes from the Latin 'area', meaning 'open space' or 'place', which has retained its meaning in modern English.

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🇫🇷French → English

Zone séculière

Transliteration: zohn seh-kew-lyair

"Le centre communautaire sert de zone séculière où les gens de toutes confessions peuvent se rassembler."

🇩🇪German → English

Säkularer Bereich

Transliteration: zɛkyˈlaːʁɐ bɛˈʁaɪç

"Das Gemeindezentrum dient als säkularer Bereich, in dem Menschen aller Glaubensrichtungen zusammenkommen können."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Area secolare

Transliteration: ah-reh-ah seh-koh-lah-reh

"Il centro comunitario funge da area secolare dove persone di tutte le fedi possono incontrarsi."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Área secular

Transliteration: á-re-a se-cu-lar

"El centro comunitario sirve como un área secular donde personas de todas las creencias pueden reunirse."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Área secular

Transliteration: á-re-a se-cu-lar

"O centro comunitário serve como uma área secular onde pessoas de todas as crenças podem se reunir."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

धर्मनिरपेक्ष क्षेत्र

Transliteration: Dharmanirpekṣ kṣetra

"समुदाय केंद्र एक धर्मनिरपेक्ष क्षेत्र के रूप में कार्य करता है जहाँ सभी विश्वासों के लोग मिल सकते हैं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

世俗区域

Transliteration: shìsú qūyù

"社区中心作为世俗区域,供所有信仰的人聚集。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

세속적 지역

Transliteration: sesokjeok jiyeok

"커뮤니티 센터는 모든 신앙의 사람들이 모일 수 있는 세속적 지역으로 기능합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

世俗的な地域

Transliteration: sezokuteki na chiiki

"コミュニティセンターは、すべての信仰の人々が集まることができる世俗的な地域として機能します。"

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