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Pronunciation / Transliteration: se-kyu-lyay
"L'école promeut une éducation séculière qui se concentre sur les sciences."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
"The school promotes a secular education that focuses on science and mathematics." - 2
Relating to the worldly or temporal, as opposed to the spiritual or eternal.
"The secular government ensures that laws are made without religious influence."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin saecularis, meaning 'pertaining to an age, generation, or century,' stemming from saeculum ('generation, age, or century'). In Late Latin, it shifted to mean 'worldly' as opposed to 'spiritual' or 'monastic,' eventually entering Middle English via Old French in the medieval period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Secular" is said worldwide
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séculier
Transliteration: se-kyu-lyay
"L'école promeut une éducation séculière qui se concentre sur les sciences."
weltlich
Transliteration: velt-likh
"Die weltliche Regierung sorgt dafür, dass Gesetze ohne religiösen Einfluss erlassen werden."
secolare
Transliteration: se-ko-la-re
"La scuola promuove un'istruzione secolare che si concentra sulle scienze."
secular
Transliteration: se-ku-lar
"La escuela promueve una educación secular que se centra en las ciencias."
secular
Transliteration: se-ku-lar
"A escola promove uma educação secular que se concentra nas ciências."
धार्मिक नहीं
Transliteration: dharmik nahin
"स्कूल एक धर्मनिरपेक्ष शिक्षा को बढ़ावा देता है जो विज्ञान पर केंद्रित है।"
世俗的
Transliteration: shìsú de
"学校提倡一种世俗的教育，专注于科学。"
세속적인
Transliteration: sesokjeogin
"학교는 과학에 중점을 둔 세속적인 교육을 촉진합니다."
世俗的な
Transliteration: sezokuteki na
"学校は科学に焦点を当てた世俗的な教育を推進しています。"
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