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。
• This decline in potential growth leads directly to the debate about the savings glut and secular stagnation.
  这种潜在增长率的下降直接引发了关于储蓄过剩和长期停滞的争论。
• It is approached as if it was a secular, political and diplomatic matter.
  这是由于接近如果这是一个世俗的，政治和外交问题。
• We can, however, find what makes a heavenly dragon in secular Dragon Lantern culture.
  但是，我们却可以在世俗化的龙灯文化中，找到中国龙的全部意趣。
• 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。
• They also undertook work in Bengal in1874, but this has since been relinquished to the secular clergy.
  他们还承诺在孟加拉工作于1874年，但是这已经放弃了对世俗的神职人员。
• Secular change, and the physics and metaphysics of constant flux are accommodated in these two pulses.
  世俗变迁，以及物理学和形而上学之间的不断变化与这两种脉动相适应。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？