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secularism.

Neutrality towards all religions.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛkjələɹɪzəm/Canada, General-American

  1. Neutrality towards all religions.

    countable · uncountable
    state secularism

  2. The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English secular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English secularism From secular + -ism.

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