secularist

secularist
secularist (n.) 1851, "adherent of secularism;" see SECULARISM (Cf. secularism) + -IST (Cf. -ist).

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  • Secularist — Sec u*lar*ist, n. One who theoretically rejects every form of religious faith, and every kind of religious worship, and accepts only the facts and influences which are derived from the present life; also, one who believes that education and other …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • secularist — secular ► ADJECTIVE 1) not religious, sacred, or spiritual. 2) (of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule. 3) Astronomy denoting slow changes in the motion of the sun or planets. 4) Economics (of a fluctuation or trend) occurring or… …   English terms dictionary

  • Secularist of the Year — The Secularist of the Year award (a.k.a. The Irwin Prize) is presented annually to the individual considered to have made the greatest contribution to secularism in the previous year by the UK s National Secular Society. The prize is a cheque for …   Wikipedia

  • secularist — I. noun see secularism II. adjective see secularism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • secularist — See secularism. * * * …   Universalium

  • secularist — noun A person who believes in or supports secularism …   Wiktionary

  • SECULARIST —    name given to one who, discarding as irrelevant all theories and observances bearing upon the other world and its interests, holds that we ought to confine our attention solely to the immediate problems and duties of this, independently of all …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • secularist — n. one who believes in the separation of religious and civil affairs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • secularist — sec·u·lar·ist …   English syllables

  • secularist — See: secularism …   English dictionary

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