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

• 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。
• The American greeting card and decoration industries encourage the celebration of both religious and secular holidays.
  美国的节日贺卡和装饰业增添了宗教节日和习俗节日的欢乐气氛。
• He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state.
  他谈及了保持该国世俗化的问题。
• Make secular, as of societies.
  使长期的在社会上生活。
• 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。
• However, the realities always add some secular dirt to love.
  但是，现实之中的爱总会被世俗添上了一些污垢。
• Many values taught by religion are reinforced by society through more secular systems.
  在许多宗教中灌输的价值观都被社会通过更加长期的制度体系加强完善了。
• Secular change, and the physics and metaphysics of constant flux are accommodated in these two pulses.
  世俗变迁，以及物理学和形而上学之间的不断变化与这两种脉动相适应。
• This decline in potential growth leads directly to the debate about the savings glut and secular stagnation.
  这种潜在增长率的下降直接引发了关于储蓄过剩和长期停滞的争论。
• It is approached as if it was a secular, political and diplomatic matter.
  这是由于接近如果这是一个世俗的，政治和外交问题。