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Meaning of Secularism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm

Definitions

  1. Neutrality towards all religions.
    countable, uncountable
  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

Equivalents

العربية العلمانية دهرانية علمانية لائكية
Azərbaycanca dünyəvilik
Български секуларизъм
Dansk sekularisme
Deutsch Laizität Säkularismus Weltlichkeit
Ελληνικά αντικληρικαλισμός αντικληρικισμός αντικληρισμός κοσμικισμός
Español laicidad laicismo secularismo
فارسی سکولاریسم
Suomi sekularismi sekularistisuus
Français laïcisme laïcité sécularisme
हिन्दी धर्मनिरपेक्षता
Bahasa Indonesia laisisme sekularisme
Italiano laicità secolarismo
日本語 世俗主義
ქართული სეკულარიზმი
한국어 세속주의
Kurdî sekulerîzm
Nederlands secularisme
Português laicidade secularismo
Română laicitate
Русский секуляризм
Svenska sekularism
ไทย ฆราวาส
Türkçe laiklik sekülarizm sekülerizm
Oʻzbekcha dunyoviylik
Tiếng Việt chủ nghĩa thế tục

Examples

“state secularism”
“The ancient quarians practiced ancestor worship. Even after abandoning faith for secularism, quarians continued to revere the wisdom of elders.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Secularist Secularistic Secularists Secularity Secularization Secularize

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