Topic: CHRISTIANITY
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | seculer, from Latin saecularis 'coming once in an age', from saeculum 'breed, generation' |
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sec‧u‧lar
1R not connected with or controlled by a church or other religious authority : 
secular educationour modern secular society
secular educationour modern secular society2RRC a secular priest lives among ordinary people, rather than with other priests in a monastery
WORD FOCUS: religion 
WORD FOCUS: religion 
faith one of the world's main religions, for example Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, or Christianity
church a Christian religious group, for example the Catholic Church
sect a religious group that is part of a larger religious group but has slightly different beliefs, for example a Buddhist sect
cult an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion
faith community a group of people living in the same area, who have a particular religion
secular not relating to religion or any religious groupreligion
➔ See also religion
WORD FOCUS: religion faith one of the world's main religions, for example Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, or Christianity
church a Christian religious group, for example the Catholic Church
sect a religious group that is part of a larger religious group but has slightly different beliefs, for example a Buddhist sect
cult an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion
faith community a group of people living in the same area, who have a particular religion
secular not relating to religion or any religious groupreligion
➔ See also religion
