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secular (SEK-yuh-ler) (adjective) Of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal. "Nepal's bloody transformation from divine monarchy to secular republic nears resolution this month with elections that will help determine who controls the country. Years of populist uprisings against King Gyanendra (who assumed the throne in 2001 after his nephew, the heir apparent, slaughtered most of the royal family in a murder-suicide) may finally succeed in ending the monarchy." "Royal Mess," The Atlantic, June 2007 |
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