secular

1. Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.

   säkular, weltlich

   све́тскийsvétskij, мирско́йmirskój, секуля́рныйsekuljárnyj

   сві́тськийsvítsʹkyj, мирськи́йmyrsʹkýj

2. Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.

3. Not bound by the vows of a religious order.

   Near-synonym: nonmonastic

   secular clergy in Catholicism

   of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows

4. Happening once in an age or century.

   Near-synonyms: centurial, centennial

   The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next.

5. Continuing over a long period of time.

   The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena.

   on a secular basis

6. (literary)Centuries-old, ancient.

7. Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.

8. Unperturbed over time.

1. Halloween is a secular holiday.

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2. Christmas is not a secular holiday.

   Різдво — не світське свято.

   ruРождество не светский праздник.

   deWeihnachten ist kein weltlicher Feiertag.

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3. Christmas isn't a secular holiday.

   Різдво — не світське свято.

   ruРождество не светский праздник.

   deWeihnachten ist kein weltlicher Feiertag.

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4. Algeria needs to be kept secular.

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5. Algeria should be a secular country.

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