secular

/ˈsɛkjʊlə//ˈsɛkjələɹ/

noun

1
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
2
A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
3
A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

1
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
2
Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
3
Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.
“secular clergy in Catholicism”
4
Happening once in an age or century.
“The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next.”
5
Continuing over a long period of time, long-term.
“The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena.”
6
Centuries-old, ancient.
7
Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
8
(atomic physics) Unperturbed over time.

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