Secular vs. Sectarian

Secularadjective

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

Secularadjective

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

Secularadjective

(Christianity) Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.

Secularadjective

Happening once in an age or century.

Secularadjective

Continuing over a long period of time, long-term.

Secularadjective

(literary) Centuries-old, ancient.

Secularadjective

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

Secularadjective

(atomic physics) Unperturbed over time.

Secularnoun

A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.

Secularnoun

A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.

Secularnoun

A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

Secularadjective

Coming or observed once in an age or a century.

Secularadjective

Pertaining to an age, or the progress of ages, or to a long period of time; accomplished in a long progress of time; as, secular inequality; the secular refrigeration of the globe.

Secularadjective

Of or pertaining to this present world, or to things not spiritual or holy; relating to temporal as distinguished from eternal interests; not immediately or primarily respecting the soul, but the body; worldly.

Secularadjective

Not regular; not bound by monastic vows or rules; not confined to a monastery, or subject to the rules of a religious community; as, a secular priest.

Secularadjective

Belonging to the laity; lay; not clerical.

Secularnoun

A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.

Secularnoun

A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.

Secularnoun

A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

Secularadjective

concerning those not members of the clergy;

Sectarianadjective

Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.

Sectarianadjective

Dogmatic or partisan.

Sectarianadjective

Parochial or narrow-minded.

Sectarianadjective

Bigoted.

Sectariannoun

A member of a sect.

Sectariannoun

A bigot.

Sectarianadjective

Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.

Sectariannoun

One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a state.

Sectariannoun

a member of a sect;

Sectarianadjective

of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects;

Sectarianadjective

belonging to or characteristic of a sect;