secular

weltlich, säkular

Ohne Verbindung zur Religion.

In einfachem Englisch: Having no connection with religion.

• They prefer secular music.
• The school provides a secular education.
• Many religious festivals now include secular celebrations.

Synonyme: nonreligious

Gegenteile: religious

Häufige Wendungen: secular society, secular music, secular education

weltlich

Das öffentliche Alltagsleben oder die Bevölkerung betreffend, im Unterschied zu religiösen Amtsträgern oder Einrichtungen.

In einfachem Englisch: Connected with ordinary public life or people, rather than religious leaders or institutions.

• Secular authorities controlled the town.
• The dispute went before a secular court.
• Church leaders challenged the ruler’s secular power.

Synonyme: civil, lay

Gegenteile: ecclesiastical, clerical

Häufige Wendungen: secular authorities, secular power, secular courts

hundertjährlich

Einmal in einem Jahrhundert oder in sehr großen Zeitabständen stattfindend.

In einfachem Englisch: Happening once in a century or a very long period of time.

• The city prepared for its secular celebration.
• The secular games marked the start of a new age.
• Historians disagree about the interval between these secular festivals.

Synonyme: centennial, centurial

Häufige Wendungen: secular games, secular celebration, secular festival