secularity

secularity
\\ˌsekyəˈlarəd.ē, -rətē, -i also -ˈler-\ noun (-es)
Etymology: Medieval Latin saecularitat-, saecularitas, from Late Latin saecularis secular, worldly, pagan + Latin -tat-, -tas -ty — more at secular
1. : something secular

shunning all secularities on the Sabbath

2. : the quality or state of being secular

prompts them to stress a denominational catholicity if not a candid secularity — W.L.Sperry


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  • secularity — [sek΄yə ler′ə tē] n. [ME seculerte < ML saecularitas] 1. the state or quality of being secular 2. SECULARISM 3. pl. secularities a secular concern, matter, etc …   English World dictionary

  • secularity — secular ► ADJECTIVE 1) not religious, sacred, or spiritual. 2) (of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule. 3) Astronomy denoting slow changes in the motion of the sun or planets. 4) Economics (of a fluctuation or trend) occurring or… …   English terms dictionary

  • Secularity (disambiguation) — Secularity or secular may refer to: *Secularity (non religiosity)Other uses*Secular basis (finance) *Secular clergy and Secular institute (Roman Catholicism) *Secular equilibrium (radioactive decay) *Secular games (Roman history) *Secular… …   Wikipedia

  • secularity — noun see secular I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • secularity — /sek yeuh lar i tee/, n., pl. secularities. 1. secular views or beliefs; secularism. 2. the state of being devoted to the affairs of the world; worldliness. 3. a secular matter. [1350 1400; ME. See SECULAR, ITY] * * * …   Universalium

  • secularity — noun The state of being secular …   Wiktionary

  • secularity — sec·u·lar·i·ty || ‚sekjÉ™ lærÉ™tɪ / jÊŠ n. belief in the separation of religious and civil affairs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • secularity — n. Worldliness, secularism, secularness, worldly mindedness …   New dictionary of synonyms

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