Secular

  • 41Secular music — Secular Sec u*lar, a. [OE. secular, seculer. L. saecularis, fr. saeculum a race, generation, age, the times, the world; perhaps akin to E. soul: cf. F. s[ e]culier.] 1. Coming or observed once in an age or a century. [1913 Webster] The secular… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42Secular poem — Secular Sec u*lar, a. [OE. secular, seculer. L. saecularis, fr. saeculum a race, generation, age, the times, the world; perhaps akin to E. soul: cf. F. s[ e]culier.] 1. Coming or observed once in an age or a century. [1913 Webster] The secular… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 43Secular education — is a term that refers to the system of public education in countries with a secular government or separation between religion and state.While it is considered an important part of a democratic and free society, some may oppose secular education… …

    Wikipedia

  • 44Secular music — is non sacred music that developed in the Middle Ages. Swaying authority from the church that focused more on Common Law influenced all aspects of Medieval life, including music. Secular music in the Middle Ages included love songs, political… …

    Wikipedia

  • 45Secular Organizations for Sobriety — (SOS), also known as Save Our Selves, is a non profit network of autonomous addiction recovery groups. The program stresses the need to place the highest priority on sobriety and uses mutual support to assist members in achieving this goal. The… …

    Wikipedia

  • 46Secular Clergy — • The secular cleric makes no profession and follows no religious rule Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Secular Clergy     Secular Clergy      …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 47Secular coming of age ceremony — Secular coming of age ceremonies, sometimes called civil confirmations, are ceremonies arranged by organizations that are secular, i.e. not aligned to any religion. Their purpose is to prepare adolescents for their life as adults. Secular coming… …

    Wikipedia

  • 48Secular Islam Summit — was an international forum for secularists of Islamic societies, held in March 2007 in St. Petersburg, Florida, organized and sponsored by the Center for Inquiry, a global federation committed to science, reason, free inquiry and secularism, in… …

    Wikipedia

  • 49Secular religion — is a term used to describe ideas, theories or philosophies which involve no spiritual component, yet possess qualities similar to those of a religion. Such qualities include such things as dogma, a system of indoctrination, the prescription of an …

    Wikipedia

  • 50Secular spirituality — as a cultural phenomenon refers to the adherence to a spiritual ideology without the advocation of a religious framework. Secular spirituality in principle might embrace many of the the same types of practices as religious spirituality, but the… …

    Wikipedia