secular

/'sekjulə/
Adjective
  1. characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
    • set his collar in laic rather than clerical position
    • the lay ministry
  2. of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
    • the secular clergy
  3. not concerned with or devoted to religion
    • sacred and profane music
    • secular drama
    • secular architecture, children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
  4. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
    • worldly goods and advancement
    • temporal possessions of the church
  5. of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
Noun
  1. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

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A secular government makes laws based on reason and not religious doctrine.