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Secular

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profanenounTreating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
layverb(transitive) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
laicnounLay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.

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laicLay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
profanenounTreating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
layNot belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
laymannoun(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
laypersonnounOne who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.
laical(unusual or technical) Of or pertaining to a layperson, layman, laywoman, or laypeople, i.e. the laity in general.
secularismnounThe political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.
neutral(politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
outsidernounOne who is not part of a community or organization.
secularistnounA person who believes in or supports secularism.
non-denominationalAlternative spelling of nondenominational. [Having no denomination; not specific to a particular religion or sect.]
uninitiatedNot having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group.
unholyNot holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
long-standingHaving existed for a long time; of long standing.
vulgarDebased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
age-oldVery old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established.
mundaneOrdinary; not new.
ancientHaving lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
worldlyConcerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
longstandingAlternative form of long-standing. [Having existed for a long time; of long standing.]

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