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Secular

Coming or observed once in an age or a century.

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Economic 84% connected

Alt. of Economical

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Economic 84% connected

Alt. of Economical

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Laic 84% connected

Alt. of Laical

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Laic 84% connected

Alt. of Laical

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Lay 84% connected

of Lie, to recline.

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Lay 84% connected

of Lie, to recline.

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Material 84% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Material 84% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Materialistic 84% connected

Alt. of Materialistical

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Materialistic 84% connected

Alt. of Materialistical

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Mercenary 84% connected

Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.

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Mercenary 84% connected

Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.

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Mundane 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere.

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Mundane 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere.

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Profane 84% connected

Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, rel…

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Profane 84% connected

Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, rel…

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Terrestrial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.

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Terrestrial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.

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Worldly-minded 84% connected

Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's good…

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Worldly-minded 84% connected

Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's good…

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Broader term 1

Commoner 76% connected

One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility.

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Narrower term 1

Layman 76% connected

One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in distinction fro…

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Containing group 2

Laity 70% connected

The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders.

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Temporalty 70% connected

The laity; secular people.

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Earthly 66% connected

Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; e…

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Earthly 66% connected

Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; e…

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Impious 66% connected

Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious languag…

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Impious 66% connected

Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious languag…

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Profane 66% connected

Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, rel…

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Profane 66% connected

Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, rel…

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Temporal 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.

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Temporal 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.

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Worldly 66% connected

Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.

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Worldly 66% connected

Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.

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Pertains to 1

Secularism 66% connected

The state or quality of being secular; a secular spirit; secularity.

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Synonym 5

Laic 92% connected

Alt. of Laical

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lay 92% connected

of Lie, to recline.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Profane 92% connected

Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, rel…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Temporal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Worldly 92% connected

Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Religious 94% connected

Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religi…

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Religious 94% connected

Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religi…

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