sæcular

A form of secular — Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.

Meanings

adjectivesæcular (comparative more sæcular, superlative most sæcular)

comparative more sæcular · superlative most sæcular

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of secular.

    De Rectoribus was made by some sæcular priests for some better vnited order.

    1896 C.E., Bagshaw, in The Archpriest Controversy, Nichols and Sons; part V, page #239
    1 more example

    The origin of the sæcular games seems to be this: In the early days of Rome the northwest section of the Campus Martius, bordering on the Tiber, was conspicuous for traces of volcanic activity.

    1893, Rodolfo Lanciani, Pagan and Christian Rome, page 74
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