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adj. 形容词

n. 名词

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Noun:

Adjective:

of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world;
"worldly goods and advancement"
"temporal possessions of the church"
not concerned with or devoted to religion;
"sacred and profane music"
"secular drama"
"secular architecture"
"children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows;
"the secular clergy"
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy;
"set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"
"the lay ministry"

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用作形容词 (adj.)

The choir sings both sacred and secular music.
唱诗班既唱圣乐也唱世俗歌曲。
Secular music was flatly prohibited.
世俗音乐是绝对禁止的。
Even in such secular, permissive countries as Sweden, doctors tell surveys they oppose euthanasia by large margins.
即使在瑞典这样一个开化的国家，大部分的医生告诉调查者他们反对安乐死。
We live in an increasingly secular society.
我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。

经典引文

A secular, but soon to become a monastic, house.

出自： E. A. Freeman
A respected secular priesthood..to rise above questions of religious ethics.

出自： J. K. Galbraith

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