Secularism

//ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Neutrality towards all religions. countable, uncountable

    "state secularism"

  2. 2
    a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations wordnet
  3. 3
    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

    "And I have further to say, that I believe as much as Mr. Bradlaugh, or any other man in the room, in freethought; and I invite every Secularist to break off from him for ever the shackles that bind him in the superstition of his Secularism."

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animalismapologeticsatheismatomismbehaviorismbuddhology

Example

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"Kabyles have a strong preference for secularism."

Etymology

From secular + -ism.

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