adverb

secularly

secularly, non-religiously

The state is governed secularly.

The state is governed secularly.

to ((verb)) secularly The state is governed secularly.

Synonyms: worldly, non-religiously; Antonyms: religiously, spiritually

From Latin 'saecularis' meaning 'worldly, of an age', with the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.

Think of 'secular' as 'separate from church'. 'Secularly' means to act in that separate, non-religious way.

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