🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

धर्मनिरपेक्षता

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dharmanirpekṣatā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Secularism/ˈsɛk.jə.lər.ɪ.zəm/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"धर्मनिरपेक्षता लोकतंत्र का एक महत्वपूर्ण सिद्धांत है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.

    "In a secularism-based society, laws are made without the influence of religious doctrines."
  2. 2

    A doctrine that advocates for a non-religious approach to public policy and governance.

    "Secularism promotes the idea that religious beliefs should not dictate governmental policies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'saeculum', meaning 'age' or 'generation', which later evolved into 'saecularis' denoting worldly as opposed to spiritual or ecclesiastical matters. In the 19th century, British writer George Jacob Holyoake coined the term 'secularism' to describe a system of ethical conduct separate from religion.

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