Meanings
nounsecularism (countable and uncountable, plural secularisms)
plural secularisms
- countableuncountableNeutrality towards all religions.
state secularism
1 more example
The ancient quarians practiced ancestor worship. Even after abandoning faith for secularism, quarians continued to revere the wisdom of elders.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians: Religion Codex entry - countableuncountableThe political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.
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.
1870, Secularism. Report of a public discussion between the Rev. Alexander J. Harrison and Mr. Charles Bradlaugh held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Sept. 13 & 14, 1870, page 72
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Arabic عَلْمَانِيَّة, لَائِكِيَّة
- عَلْمَانِيَّة (ʕalmāniyya)neutrality towards all religions
- لَائِكِيَّة (lāʔikiyya)neutrality towards all religions
- دهرانيةneutrality towards all religions
Bulgarian секуларизъм
- секуларизъм (sekularizăm)neutrality towards all religions
Chinese Cantonese 政教分離 /政教分离
- 政教分離 /政教分离 (zing³ gaau³ fan¹ lei⁴)the political belief in the separation of church and state
Chinese Mandarin 世俗主義 /世俗主义, 政教分離 /政教分离
- 世俗主義 /世俗主义 (shìsúzhǔyì)neutrality towards all religions
- 政教分離 /政教分离 (zhèngjiào fēnlí)the political belief in the separation of church and state
Danish sekularisme
- sekularismeneutrality towards all religions
Dutch secularisme
- secularismeneutrality towards all religions
Esperanto sekulareco
- sekulareconeutrality towards all religions
Finnish sekularismi, sekularismi
- sekularismineutrality towards all religions
- sekularismithe political belief in the separation of church and state
French laïcité, sécularisme
- laïciténeutrality towards all religions
- sécularismeneutrality towards all religions
- laïcismethe political belief in the separation of church and state
German Säkularismus, Laizität
- Säkularismusneutrality towards all religions
- Laizitätneutrality towards all religions
Greek κοσμικισμός
- κοσμικισμός (kosmikismós)neutrality towards all religions
Indonesian sekularisme, paham sekuler
- sekularisme, paham sekulerneutrality towards all religions
Italian laicità, secolarismo
- laicitàneutrality towards all religions
- secolarismoneutrality towards all religions
Japanese 世俗主義
- 世俗主義 (sezokushugi)neutrality towards all religions
Korean 세속주의
- 세속주의 (sesokjuui)neutrality towards all religions
Malay sekularisme, faham sekularis
- sekularismeneutrality towards all religions
- faham sekularisneutrality towards all religions
- kedisinikinianneutrality towards all religions
Persian سکولاریسم
- سکولاریسمneutrality towards all religions
Polish sekularyzm
- sekularyzmneutrality towards all religions
Portuguese laicidade, secularismo
- laicidadeneutrality towards all religions
- secularismoneutrality towards all religions
Romanian laicitate, secularism
- laicitateneutrality towards all religions
- secularismneutrality towards all religions
Russian секуляри́зм
- секуляри́зм (sekuljarízm)neutrality towards all religions
Spanish laicidad, secularismo
- laicidadneutrality towards all religions
- secularismoneutrality towards all religions
- laicismothe political belief in the separation of church and state
Thai ฆราวาส
- ฆราวาส (ká-raa-wâat)neutrality towards all religions
Turkish laiklik, sekülerizm
- laiklikneutrality towards all religions
- sekülerizmneutrality towards all religions
Ukrainian секуляризм
- секуляризм (sekuljaryzm)neutrality towards all religions
Urdu علمانیت, سیکیولرزم
- علمانیت (almāniyat)neutrality towards all religions
- سیکیولرزمneutrality towards all religions
- سیکولرزمneutrality towards all religions
- گیتی گرائی (gētī garāī)neutrality towards all religions
- دنیا گرائی (duniyā garāī)neutrality towards all religions
- دنیاویت (dunyāvīyat)neutrality towards all religions
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa thế tục, thế tục chủ nghĩa
- chủ nghĩa thế tụcneutrality towards all religions
- thế tục chủ nghĩaneutrality towards all religions
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APA
secularism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secularism
MLA
“secularism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secularism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secularism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secularism.
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