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

• Academic power in early medieval universities gradually developed in the extrusion of the church, secular society.
  早期中世纪大学的学术权力是在教会和世俗社会的挤压中逐步发展起来的。
• 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。
• Medieval social organization did not generate a philosophy oriented to problems of social change and secular political obligation.
  在中世纪社会组织的环境中，根本无法产生专门研究社会变迁和世俗政治义务问题的哲学。
• The country is governed by secular and religious leaders and governing bodies.
  整个国家由一个长期的信教领导人和政治体制所统治。
• 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？
• He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state.
  他谈及了保持该国世俗化的问题。
• Tess of the reasons for the tragedy but also in secular bias and moral hypocrisy of the religious persecution.
  苔丝悲剧的原因也表现在世俗道德偏见的作弄以及伪善的宗教迫害。
• 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。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates
  英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
• After leaving her husband Annie Besant completely rejected Christianity and in1874 joined the Secular Society.
  离职后她的丈夫安妮贝赞特完全拒绝了基督教和于1874年加入了世俗社会。