secular

séculier, laïque

Qui n’a pas de rapport avec la religion.

En anglais simple : Having no connection with religion.

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

Synonymes : nonreligious

Contraires : religious

Expressions courantes : secular society, secular music, secular education

civil, séculier

Qui relève de la vie publique ordinaire ou des citoyens, plutôt que des autorités ou institutions religieuses.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : civil, lay

Contraires : ecclesiastical, clerical

Expressions courantes : secular authorities, secular power, secular courts

séculaire

Qui se produit une fois par siècle ou à de très longs intervalles.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : centennial, centurial

Expressions courantes : secular games, secular celebration, secular festival