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secular

[sek-yuh-ler] / ˈsɛk jə lər /


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"It's OK to be a Democrat and be religious," she told AFP, while emphasizing that government must be secular.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

A separate matched-pair study covering 2007 to 2015 concluded that faith-based funds do not systematically underperform comparable secular funds.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

There are many secular groups that address specific causes without requiring belief in the divine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Courts have similarly recognized that public schools may teach *about* religion in an objective, secular context.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Their weird library had St. Exupéry but nothing so secular as an atlas of the world, so I had to work from memory.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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