What it means
- (noun) A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
- (noun) A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
- (noun) A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.
- (adjective) Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- (adjective) Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
- (adjective) Not bound by the vows of a monastic order. “secular clergy in Catholicism”
- (adjective) Happening once in an age or century. “The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next.”
- (adjective) Continuing over a long period of time, long-term. “The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena.”
- (adjective) Centuries-old, ancient.
- (adjective) Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
- (adjective) (atomic physics) Unperturbed over time.
Letter analysis
- Secular contains 0 letters: 0 vowel(s) and 0 consonant(s).
- It uses 0 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 0.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 0.
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Sub-words
- clause
- clears
- saucer
- ulcers
- acres
- cares
- cause
- clear
- clues
- cruel
- cures
- curls
- curse
- earls
- laces
- laser
- lucre
- lures
- races
- reals
- rules
- sauce
- scale
- scare
- ulcer
- aces
- acre
- ales
- arcs
- ares
- care
- cars
- case
- clue
- cues
- cure
- curl
- curs
- earl
- ears
- ecru
- eras
- lace
- lase
- leas
- lure
- race
- real
- rues
- rule
- ruse
- sale
- scar
- seal
- sear
- sera
- slue
- slur
- sure
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Common questions
What does Secular mean?
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
How many letters are in Secular?
Secular has 7 letters.
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