| secular | 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. Coming or observed once in an age or a century. "The secular year was kept but once a century." (Addison) 2. 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. 3. 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. "New foes arise, Threatening to bind our souls with secular chains." (Milton) 4. 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. "He tried to enforce a stricter discipline and greater regard for morals, both in the religious orders and the secular clergy." (Prescett) 5. Belonging to the laity; lay; not clerical. "I speak of folk in secular estate. <astronomy>" (Chaucer) Secular equation, games celebrated, at long but irregular intervals, for three days and nights, with sacrifices, theatrical shows, combats, sports, and the like. Secular music, any music or songs not adapted to sacred uses. Secular hymn or poem, a hymn or poem composed for the secular games, or sung or rehearsed at those games. Origin: OE. Secular, seculer. L. Saecularis, fr. Saeculum a race, generation, age, the times, the world; perhaps akin to E. Soul: cf. F. Seculier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| secular equilibrium | A type of radioactive equilibrium in which the half-life of the precursor (parent) radioisotope is so much longer than that of the product (daughter) that the radioactivity of the daughter becomes equal to that of the parent with time. Stable equilibrium, equilibrium in which, after every small perturbation, the original state will tend to be restored. Transient equilibrium, a type of radioactive equilibrium in which the half-life of the parent radioisotope is longer than that of the daughter so that the ratio of activities of parent and daughter become constant as they decrease with time. Unstable equilibrium, equilibrium in which the response to a small perturbation will tend to make the perturbation greater (e.g., a logged feedback process of zero order). (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms :
| secular | concerning those not members of the clergy |
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| secular | transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession |
| secular | the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion |
| secular | make secular and draw away from a religious orientation |
| secular | made secular |
| secular | a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations |
| secular | an advocate of secularism |
| secular | transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession |
| secular | the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion |
| secular | make secular and draw away from a religious orientation |
| secular | transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control |
| secular | made secular |
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