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secularism

noun
/ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/UK/ˈsɛkjələɹɪzəm/CA

Etymology

From secular + -ism.

  1. derived from saeculāris — “of the age”
  2. derived from seculer
  3. inherited from seculer
  4. suffixed as secularism — “secular + ism”

Definitions

  1. Neutrality towards all religions.

    • state secularism
    • The ancient quarians practiced ancestor worship. Even after abandoning faith for secularism, quarians continued to revere the wisdom of elders.

  2. The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that…

    The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.

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Derived

sickularism

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA