secular
Pronunciation:
/ˈsɛkjʊlə//ˈsɛkjələɹ/noun
Definitions
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.
adjective
Definitions
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.
Example: secular clergy in Catholicism
Happening once in an age or century.
Example: The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next.