secular

Not religious or spiritual; relating to the non-religious aspects of society.

• secularism/ˈsɛkjʊlərɪzəm/(n)世俗主义
• secularize/ˈsɛkjʊləraɪz/(v)使世俗化

• secular society
• secular education
• secular state
• secular values

1. 1.France is constitutionally a secular state, meaning religion has no role in public institutions. (government)
2. 2.The debate between secular and religious approaches to ethics continues in universities worldwide. (philosophy)

• non-religious/nɒn rɪˈlɪdʒəs/— straightforward opposite of religious
• lay/leɪ/— not ordained or professionally religious
• temporal/ˈtɛmpərəl/— formal; relating to worldly rather than spiritual affairs

from Latin "saeculum" = an age, generation, the world — contrasted with the eternal