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• sec´u|lar|iz´er — sec|u|lar|ize «SEHK yuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make secular or worldly; separate from religious connection or influence: »to secularize Sunday, to secularize the schools. 2. to transfer (property) from the possession of… …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|u|lar|i|ty — «SEHK yuh LAR uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. secular spirit or quality; worldliness. 2. a secular matter …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|u|lar|ly — «SEHK yuh luhr lee», adverb. in a secular or worldly manner …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|u|lar — «SEHK yuh luhr», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. connected with the world and its affairs; of things not religious or sacred; worldly: »secular music, a secular education. Bishops now were great secular magistrates, and…were involved in secular… …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|u|lar|ize — «SEHK yuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make secular or worldly; separate from religious connection or influence: »to secularize Sunday, to secularize the schools. 2. to transfer (property) from the possession of the church to… …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|u|lar|ise — «SEHK yuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. secularize …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|u|lar|ism — «SEHK yuh luh RIHZ uhm», noun. 1. skepticism in regard to religion; the ignoring or exclusion of religious duties, instruction, or considerations: »Caught between secularism and militant Hindu fanaticism, the missionaries themselves are gloomy… …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|u|lar|is|tic — «SEHK yuh luh RIHS tihk», adjective. of or characterized by secularism …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|u|lar|ist — «SEHK yuh luhr ihst», noun, adjective. –n. a believer in secularism. –adj. = secularistic. (Cf. ↑secularistic) …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|u|lar|i|za|tion — «SEHK yuh luhr uh ZAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of secularizing or state of being secularized …   Useful english dictionary