secular
Example Sentences
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His Marat has the “seraphic countenance” and clear skin, Mr. Crow tells us, of a “secular martyr.”
The findings raise the possibility that renewed involvement in religious organizations or even secular community groups might help counter rising mortality rates.
From Science Daily
In a secular age, it takes real effort to imagine the terror of sin that motivated people like Perpetua, but it is crucial to understanding the resolve she showed in that arena.
It is unclear why the hundreds of protesters targeted The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, which have long been regarded as secular and progressive.
From BBC
When the state Justices originally denied the unemployment tax exemption to a diocesan Catholic Charities Bureau and its associated groups, the 4-3 majority called their activities “secular in nature.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
