secular

英 [ˈsekjələ(r)]

美 [ˈsekjələr]

adj.  现世的; 世俗的; 非宗教的; 教区的; 在俗的
n.  牧师; [宗]俗僧; 俗人; 〈美〉（黑人中间流行的）俗歌

复数：seculars　

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Collins.1 / BNC.5841 / COCA.4219

牛津词典

adj.

• 现世的；世俗的；非宗教的
  not connected with spiritual or religious matters
  1. secular music
     世俗音乐
  2. Ours is a secular society.
     我们的社会是个世俗社会。
• 教区的；在俗的
  living among ordinary people rather than in a religious community

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 世俗的;现世的;非宗教的
  You usesecularto describe things that have no connection with religion.
  1. He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state.
     他谈及了保持该国世俗化的问题。
  2. ...secular and religious education.
     世俗教育和宗教教育

英英释义

noun

• someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  Synonym:laymanlayperson

adj

• of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
  1. the secular clergy
• not concerned with or devoted to religion
  1. sacred and profane music
  2. secular drama
  3. secular architecture
  4. children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
  Synonym:profane
• characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
  1. set his collar in laic rather than clerical position
  2. the lay ministry
  Synonym:laiclay
• characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
  1. worldly goods and advancement
  2. temporal possessions of the church
  Synonym:worldlytemporal
• of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

双语例句

• The country is governed by secular and religious leaders and governing bodies.
  整个国家由一个长期的信教领导人和政治体制所统治。
• Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.
  戴利主教已经说过，教堂不应该用于非宗教或世俗的目的。
• Transcends life and death, the secular interests of the Department can be dismissed.
  超越了生死，对世俗利益就能淡然处之了。
• We are not believers in the more extreme interpretations of secular stagnation or deflation.
  我们并非长期停滞或通缩等更极端解读的信徒。
• Atheist China is now the site for a very secular form of pilgrimage.
  无神论的中国现在成了一种非常世俗的朝拜形式的目的地。
• We live in a secular age, and I'm a product of it.
  我们生活在一个非宗教的时代，我是这个时代的产物。
• The church can only go so far in secular matters.
  教会在世俗事务上只能做这么多。
• These three concerns secular stagnation and deflation, slow underlying economic growth and rising inequality are real.
  这三个令人担忧的问题&长期停滞和通缩，缓慢的经济潜在增长以及不平等的扩大，都是确实存在的。
• Mexico is a secular state and does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican
  墨西哥是个世俗国家，和梵蒂冈没有外交关系。
• These objects have their own characteristics and uses, in secular life, it is difficult to see.
  这些器物都各有其特色和用途，在世俗生活中是难以见到的。