Noun
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Adjective
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characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
"set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"
"the lay ministry"
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of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
"the secular clergy"
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not concerned with or devoted to religion
"sacred and profane music"
"secular drama"
"secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
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characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
"worldly goods and advancement"
"temporal possessions of the church"
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of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations