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　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

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

• 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。
• But can secular theories of psychology become truly "integrated" with the Bible's teaching?
  可是，世俗的心理理论，真的能够与《圣经》的教义「融合」吗？
• 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。
• We live in an increasingly secular society.
  宗教之“世俗化”、“生活化”为其特色。我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Make secular, as of societies.
  使长期的在社会上生活。
• 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。
• Academic power in early medieval universities gradually developed in the extrusion of the church, secular society.
  早期中世纪大学的学术权力是在教会和世俗社会的挤压中逐步发展起来的。
• He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state.
  他谈及了保持该国世俗化的问题。
• 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。
• After leaving her husband Annie Besant completely rejected Christianity and in1874 joined the Secular Society.
  离职后她的丈夫安妮贝赞特完全拒绝了基督教和于1874年加入了世俗社会。