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secular

/ˈsɛkjʊlə/
noun

  1. A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.

  2. A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.

  3. A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

adjective

  1. Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.

  2. Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.

  3. Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.

    "secular clergy in Catholicism"

Synonymsmultisecular, plurisecular, worldly
Antonymscyclical, short-term, monastic, regular, music, sacred

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