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Term of veneration
The term "secular saint" has no strict definition, but generally refers to someone venerated and respected for contributions to a noble cause, but not
Secular_saint
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Person recognized by a religion as being holy
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State or country without a state religion
A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither
Secular_state
Deacons and priests who are not members of religious orders
Thomas Becket is a patron saint of secular clergy. St. John Vianney is patron saint of parish priests. St. Stephen is patron saint of deacons. Preparation
Secular_clergy
Julian Calendar is equivalent to 25 December in the Gregorian calendar. Secular Saint Basil's Day: 1 January – In Greek traditions, he is the Father Christmas
List of multinational festivals and holidays
List_of_multinational_festivals_and_holidays
Biography of a saint or religious figure
Hippolyte Delehaye Namtar (biography) Pseudepigrapha Reginald of Durham Secular saint "hagiography". Oxford English Dictionary (online ed.). Oxford University
Hagiography
Representation of a saint or fertility deity
power). Christianity and sexuality St. Priapus Church Folk saint Military saint Secular saint The Minor Themes, ourcivilisation.com Коловрат Ю. А. Сексуальное
Phallic_saint
Order of religious men and women
with a Dominican spirituality in the secular world. They find inspiration in the spiritual path taken by many saints, blesseds, and other holy men and women
Third_Order_of_Saint_Dominic
Part of third branch of the Franciscan Family
The Secular Franciscan Order (Latin: Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis; abbreviated OFS) is part of the third branch of the Franciscan family formed by Catholic
Secular_Franciscan_Order
American theologian
resources of the ancient Christian Tradition for the church today. The Secular Saint: A Case for Evangelical Social Responsibility (1979) ISBN 978-0310366409
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Type of Christian religious order
of Saint Augustine Oblates of Saint Benedict Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites Third Order of Saint Dominic Third Order of Saint Francis Secular Franciscan
Third_order
Spirit unofficially recognized by a group of people
controversy Orisha Phallic saint Secular saint Military saint Category:Supernatural beings identified with Christian saints Michael Frishkopf. (2001).
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American real estate agent and crime victim advocate (1958–1996)
Houston Press described it as "shamelessly emotional, a monument to a secular saint and her daughters." Pam Lychner State Jail, a state jail for men operated
Pam_Lychner
Spanish politician (1824–1901)
Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Pi was turned into a sort of secular saint in his time. A disciple of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, his theoretical contributions
Francesc_Pi_i_Margall
1939 painting by Frida Kahlo
"MIRACULOUS" PERFORMANCES OF THE BODY AND POLITICS BY FRIDA KAHLO." In Secular Saints: Performing Frida Kahlo, Carlos Gardel, Eva Perón, and Selena. Woodbridge
The_Two_Fridas
Secular institute in the Catholic Church
Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula or officially the Secular Institute of Saint Angela Merici, is a secular institute of consecrated women in
Angelines
Military unit
shortly after his father's death in 1493 established an affiliated secular Saint George fraternity, mainly to man a planned fortress at Rann (Brežice)
Order of Saint George (House of Habsburg)
Order_of_Saint_George_(House_of_Habsburg)
Tertiary religious order
1989; ISBN 978-0-8199-0953-4 "Third Order Secular/ Secular Franciscans (OFS)", Franciscan Friars, Province of Saint Barbara "Franciscan Family", Capuchin
Third_Order_of_Saint_Francis
Spanish politician and labour leader
Spanish liberal philosopher José Ortega y Gasset praised him as a "secular saint". In For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway wrote, "God pity the
Pablo_Iglesias_Posse
The Society of Clerks Secular of Saint Basil (SSB) was an organization of Western Rite Orthodox Christians which was absorbed by the Antiochian Orthodox
Society_of_St._Basil
Museum in Gori, Georgia
shortly after his death. The overall impression is that of a shrine to a secular saint. To one side of the museum is Stalin's personal railway carriage. The
Joseph_Stalin_Museum
Liturgical commemorations of the Patron Saint of Peasants
The Feast of Saint Isidore the Worker, known in Spanish as Fiestas de San Isidro Labrador, is an annual celebration honoring Saint Isidore the Laborer
Feast of Saint Isidore the Laborer
Feast_of_Saint_Isidore_the_Laborer
Third order of Catholic lay persons
Holy Mother Saint Teresa of Jesus, is a third order of Catholic lay persons and secular clergy associated with the Discalced Carmelites. Secular Discalced
Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites
Secular_Order_of_Discalced_Carmelites
Breton visionary (1591–1645)
and being charitable. The historians Buléon and Le Garrec, call him a secular saint. Nicolazic and his wife, Guillemette Le Roux, – they didn't have any
Yves_Nicolazic
2020 documentary by Dawn Porter
Trouble", and added: "It’s no surprise that Good Trouble, a tribute to a secular saint, incorporates some hagiographic elements ... What’s stranger is how
John_Lewis:_Good_Trouble
1962 artwork by Andy Warhol
in a timeless, spaceless heaven ..., he was creating, in effect, a secular saint for the 1960s that might well command as much earthly awe and veneration
Gold_Marilyn_Monroe
Street in the London Borough of Southwark
Christchurch Southwark), Chapter 12, pages 84–86, 1950. "Alice Ayres - A Secular Saint". St Margarets Community Website. Retrieved 15 February 2015. Jerwood
Union_Street,_London
Medieval architectural drawing of a monastic compound
where the altar of Saint Mary and Saint Gall is placed. According to Horn and Born only one-sixth of the church is accessible to seculars while five-sixths
Plan_of_Saint_Gall
Impact of Argentine revolutionary
death. Guevara remains a "beloved national hero" in Cuba (almost a secular saint, to many on the Caribbean island), where he is remembered for promoting
Legacy_of_Che_Guevara
Holiday in various countries
in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well.[citation needed] Prayers of thanks and special thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Canadian film critic
", Ryerson Review of Journalism, 2002. "Critic Scott eulogized as `secular saint'". Edmonton Journal, August 5, 1993. "Eastwood donates to hospice in
Jay_Scott
Italian saint (1991–2006)
for Acutis' canonisation cause exists among some of the faithful and the secular world, noting that his short life offered few extraordinary actions. A
Carlo_Acutis
Christian saint
May 1292) was an Italian Catholic who became a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order. Ronconi lived a life of penitence and dedicated all his
Amato_Ronconi
Head of the Catholic Church from 523 to 526
Ecclesius of Ravenna, Eusebius of Fanum Fortunae, and Sabinus of Campania. His secular companions were the Roman senators Flavius Theodorus, Inportunus, and the
Pope_John_I
Greek Orthodox Hieromonk and Saint
Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kafsokalyvite (Greek: Ὅσιος Πορφύριος ὁ Καυσοκαλυβίτης; secular name: Evangelos Bairaktaris (Greek: Εὐάγγελος Μπαϊρακτάρης;
Porphyrios_of_Kafsokalyvia
Catholic military order
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (/ˈhɒspɪtələr/), is a Catholic military order
Knights_Hospitaller
French composer (1835–1921)
number of secular choral works, some for unaccompanied choir, some with piano accompaniment and some with full orchestra. In his choral works, Saint-Saëns
Camille_Saint-Saëns
Italian Catholic prelate and Dominican
problematic for Dominici. He sought the intercession of the Dominican secular Saint Catherine of Siena and he was cured of this impairment. Dominici was
John_Dominici
Museum in Austria
the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria contains a valuable collection of secular and ecclesiastical treasures covering over a thousand years of European
Imperial_Treasury,_Vienna
Music genre
Secular or saecular (Latin saecularis, "of the ages") is a term usually understood as meaning "worldly" or "non-religious", but when contrasted with cloistered
Secular_music
Aksumite saint and composer (505–571)
religious and secular discourse. Secular teaching argued that St. Yared is the base and father of secular music. The outlook of "secular music" is strongly
Yared
American writer (born 1947)
12. pp. 134, 140. Nevins, Jake (2023-09-15). "Bob Colacello on the "Secular Saints" of Andy Warhol's Portraits". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-11
Bob_Colacello
Bishop of Benevento and saint
as Januarius I of Benevento, was Bishop of Benevento and is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved
Januarius
1993 live album by Selena
on the Latin Pop Airplay charts. Sarah M. Misemer wrote in her book Secular saints: performing Frida Kahlo, Carlos Gardel, Eva Perón, and Selena that Live
Selena_Live!
French physician and founding member of the Nancy School of Hypnosis
Laurent (2002), Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault: The hypnological legacy of a secular saint, College Station, TX: Virtualbookwork.com. ISBN 978-1-5893-9259-5 Liébeault
Ambroise-Auguste_Liébeault
Head of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914
opposed various 19th-century philosophies that he viewed as an intrusion of secular errors incompatible with Catholic dogma, especially modernism, which he
Pope_Pius_X
Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia (born 1969)
Shio III (secular name Elizbar Mujiri; born 1 February 1969) is the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. He was previously the bishop of Senaki and Chkhorotsku
Shio_III_of_Georgia
Roman Catholic society of apostolic life
to be a congregation of secular priests living under obedience but bound by no vows. Speaking of Neri, whom he called "the saint of joy", Pope John Paul
Oratory_of_Saint_Philip_Neri
During the history of the Latter Day Saint movement, the relationship between Black people and Mormonism has included enslavement, exclusion and inclusion
Black_people_and_Mormonism
2016 studio album by Madeleine Peyroux
Secular Hymns is a 2016 studio album by American vocal jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux. It has received positive reviews by critics. Editors at AnyDecentMusic
Secular_Hymns
Catholic organization
Church, a secular institute is one of the forms of consecrated life recognized in Church law (1983 Code of Canon Law Canons 710–730): A secular institute
Secular_institute
Type of Christian relic
storage.[citation needed] In 1803, the secular magistrate of Rottenbuch in Bavaria auctioned the town's two saints. 174 years later, in 1977, the residents
Catacomb_saints
ISBN 978-88-315-0656-4. The Canonization of Angela of Foligno — Secular Franciscan "Saint Angela of Foligno", Secular Franciscans Australia Ángela of the cross, (1846–1932)
List_of_Catholic_saints
Institution of the Catholic Church
traditional families and secular careers, and strive to "sanctify ordinary life". Pope John Paul II called Escrivá "the saint of ordinary life". Similarly
Opus_Dei
American economist
McCann & Geoghegan/Putnam; 1982) Books on moral philosophy include: The Secular Saints: And Why Morals Are Not Just Subjective (Axios Press, 2018) A Question
Hunter_Lewis
Bishop of Vienne
neighbourhood of Lyons. Like his brother, St Mamertus was distinguished for his secular learning as well as theology, and, before his elevation to the episcopate
Mamertus
Apostle of Jesus
Saint Peter (born Shimon bar Yonah; c. 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle and Simon Peter, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and
Saint_Peter
Confraternal order of chivalry
The Order of Saint Joachim (The Equestrian, Secular and Chapterial Order of Saint Joachim) is an order of chivalry founded in 1755 to promote religious
Order_of_Saint_Joachim
beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 1,18. Our Saints | Secular Carmelites All Carmelite Saints Carmelite Saints and Doctors
List of Carmelite saints and beatified people
List_of_Carmelite_saints_and_beatified_people
Music genre
Taught Me To Yodel", masterful model among many of the pioneering so-called secular Jewish culture then "reduced to a simple Jewish religious exercise of ethnic-cultural
Secular_Jewish_music
Church in Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Co-cathedral Basilica of Saint Nicholas (Dutch: Co-kathedrale Basiliek van de Heilige Nicolaas) is located in the Old Centre district of Amsterdam
Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam
Basilica_of_Saint_Nicholas,_Amsterdam
Book of monastic precepts written in 516
the applicability of the principles and spirit of the Rule of Saint Benedict to the secular working environment. During the more than 1500 years of their
Rule_of_Saint_Benedict
City in New Brunswick, Canada
Saint John (French: Saint-Jean) is a seaport city located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is Canada's oldest incorporated
Saint_John,_New_Brunswick
System of enforceable rules
some religious communities and states, and has historically influenced secular law. The scope of law can be divided into two domains: public law concerns
Law
Religious institutes of the Catholic Church
took up a monastic way of life under the Rule of Saint Augustine, the Angelines operate as a secular institute. The largest group within the Ursulines
Ursulines
Group of religious orders within the Catholic Church connected with St. Francis of Assisi
order for nuns known as the Order of Saint Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, a religious and secular group open to male and female members
Franciscans
Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)
My First Book of Saints. Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate – Quality Catholic Publications. pp. 158–159. ISBN 971-91595-4-5. "Not So Secular Sweden by Matthew
Bridget_of_Sweden
1849 calendar reform proposal
were also dedicated to great figures in history as a secular version of the concept of saint's days. In all, the Positivist Calendar "contains the names
Positivist_calendar
3rd-century Christian saint and martyr
Saint Barbara (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα; Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲁ; Church Slavonic: Великомученица Варва́ра Илиопольская; Arabic: القديسة الشهيدة بربارة)
Saint_Barbara
5th-century Frankish bishop
also said to succumb to worldly pleasures. He was repeatedly accused of secular ambition, and various other mistakes during this time, but church official
Brice_of_Tours
Person dedicated to the Christian religion
the abbot, gave himself and his goods to the monastery, and wore a sober secular dress. In records from 1625, the conversus is reduced below the status
Oblate
British artist
Retrieved 4 July 2016. Gibbons, Fiachra. "Portrait of ex-minister as secular saint", The Guardian, 18 January 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2007. "Secretary-General
John_Keane_(artist)
Topics referred to by the same term
later amalgamated with the Order of Montesa Order of Saint George (Kingdom of Hungary), a secular chivalric order of the Kingdom of Hungary founded in
Order_of_Saint_George
Holiday observed on February 14
second holiday of love by secular people (along with Valentine's Day), and it shares many of the customs associated with Saint Valentine's Day in Western
Valentine's_Day
Swiss Catholic saint
Swiss seamstress and mystic. She lived a simple life as a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and adapted the tenets of the order's charism into her
Marguerite_Bays
Missionary in the British Kingdom of Strathclyde (518–614)
the more secular Let Glasgow flourish, are both inspired by Mungo's original call "Let Glasgow flourish by the preaching of the word". Saint Mungo's Well
Saint_Mungo
Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia
with occasional church services in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been
Saint_Isaac's_Cathedral
Christian cross in the shape of a capital T
the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-07-27. Secular Franciscan Order Englebert, Omer (1979). Saint Francis of Assisi: A Biography. Ann Arbor: Servant
Tau_cross
Albanian-Indian Catholic saint (1910–1997)
Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and a Catholic saint. Born in Skopje
Mother_Teresa
Building in Montreal, Canada (1687-)
the clock, were completed by 1713. It was dedicated to the education of secular priests and to mission work among native peoples in New France. The façade
Saint-Sulpice Seminary (Montreal)
Saint-Sulpice_Seminary_(Montreal)
Serbian Orthodox bishop (1889–1935)
Bishop Mardarije (Serbian Cyrillic: Епископ Мардарије, secular name Ivan Uskoković, Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ускоковић; 22 December 1889 – 12 December 1935)
Mardarije_Uskoković
Greek Orthodox monastery in Sinai
Saint Catherine's Monastery (Arabic: دير القدّيسة كاترين Dayr al-Qiddīsa Katrīn, Greek: Ιερά Μονή Αγίας Αικατερίνης Όρους Σινά, romanized: Iërá Moní Ayías
Saint_Catherine's_Monastery
Largest church adhering to Mormonism
Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Christian denomination and the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
Secondary school in Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Collège du Saint Esprit. 1950 - First laureate: Roland LAMUSSE. 1972 - First Mauritian Rector: l’Abbé Adrien WIEHE. 1976 - Beginning of the secular administration
Collège_du_Saint-Esprit
Feast day of Saint George
world's first secular order of knights, the Order of Saint George (Hungarian: Szent György Vitézi Lovagrend, "Vitézly Order of Cavalry of Saint George") are
Saint_George's_Day
Indian ethnoreligious group
clergy and who wielded a great amount of secular power. Some contact and transmission of knowledge of the Saint Thomas Christians managed to reach the Christian
Saint_Thomas_Christians
13th-century English saint; Carmelite Prior
Simon Stock, OCarm was an English Catholic priest and saint who lived in the 13th century and was an early prior of the Carmelite Order. The Blessed Virgin
Simon_Stock
Period of fasting observed in the Catholic Church
Blessed Virgin and St. Michael. Lent Saint Martin's Lent "St. Michael’s Lent August 15th to September 29th", Secular Franciscan Order - USA Goepel, Masha
Saint_Michael's_Lent
Colbert was widowed some decades later and became professed into the Secular Franciscan Order while establishing hospitals and schools as well as other
Juliette_Colbert_de_Barolo
Festive day set aside by custom or by law
celebrated by non-Christians as a secular holiday. For example, 61% of British people celebrate Christmas in an entirely secular way. Christmas has also become
Holiday
Priest and theologian (c. 342/347 – 420)
confessor, theologian, translator, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the
Jerome
both a Christian saint's name and a secular name to a child, allowing them to use the saint's name for religious purposes and the secular name for all other
Saint's_name
Saint
Ambrose became Archbishop of Milan in order to assume administration of the secular affairs of the archdiocese. He died unexpectedly at Milan in 378 and was
Satyrus_of_Milan
Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia
na Krovi) is a Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia which currently functions as a secular museum and church at the same time. The structure
Church_of_the_Savior_on_Blood
Patron saint of Paris
her innocuous in the context of secular power" and reports that Genevieve inspired the Franks to respect the Gallic saints and provided evidence to the rulers
Genevieve
amount of secular Knights Officers: marshal, treasurer, equerry, and chamberlain. The third class of Knights was limited to 18 spiritual and secular knights
Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria)
Order_of_Saint_Michael_(Bavaria)
the site. The church of Saint Maximin survived the war, but was de-consecrated, and between 1979 and 1995 converted to secular uses. In 1995 it opened
Saint_Maximin's_Abbey,_Trier
Mormon premarital sex avoidance method
Mormons, also known as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Soaking is reportedly used as a loophole to the LDS Church's
Soaking_(sexual_practice)
Topics referred to by the same term
calling for reform within Islam - see Secular Islam Summit Convention of St Petersburg (disambiguation) Treaty of Saint Petersburg (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Saint_Petersburg_Declaration
SECULAR SAINT
SECULAR SAINT
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Precious.
Girl/Female
British, English
Lord is Gracious
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Regular Winner
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a purser, or for a purse-maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German seckel, Yiddish zekl ‘purse’, ‘pouch’.English : from Old French seculier ‘secular’, hence a status name for a member of the secular clergy, or a nickname for someone without religious inclination.
Surname or Lastname
Southern French (Péré)
Southern French (Péré) : topographic name from a variant of périer ‘pear tree’.Catalan : from the personal name Pere, Catalan equivalent of Peter.English : variant of Pear 1.Hungarian : from the old secular personal name Pere, Pöre.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname probably for a tenant whose feudal obligations included a regular payment in cash or kind (for example bread or salt) of a halfpenny.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Ancient Poet
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dear.Scottish : habitational name from (Old and New) Deer in Aberdeenshire.Hungarian : variant of Dér, from the secular personal name.
Surname or Lastname
English, of Welsh origin
English, of Welsh origin : variant of Bevan, with the addition of the regular English patronymic suffix -s.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Regular; Ethical; Good in Nature
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pilgrimage to Makkah Other than Regular Hajj Days
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Deeds.Hungarian : from a pet form of Déd, an old secular personal name.
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Nikolaos, NECULAI means "victor of the people."
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : variant of Asch.English : variant spelling of Ash (asche was the regular Middle English spelling of this word).
Girl/Female
Latin
Born second.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Conduct; Regular Performance of Worship
Surname or Lastname
Hungarian (Lándor)
Hungarian (Lándor) : from the old secular personal name Lándor.English : possibly a variant spelling of Lander.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Beiss(e), a variant of Beitz 2.English
Americanized spelling of German Beiss(e), a variant of Beitz 2.English : perhaps a variant of Biss. Compare Beese, Bise, Buys, Byce.Hungarian : nickname for someone with a limp or a peculiar gait, from bice ‘limp’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or seller of leggings, from an agent derivative of Middle English hose (Old English hosa). Hose was the regular term for garments worn on the legs until the 18th century.
Surname or Lastname
English, of Welsh origin
English, of Welsh origin : variant of Bowen, with the addition of the regular English patronymic suffix -s.Altered spelling of Dutch Bouwens, a variant of Bauwens.
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SECULAR SAINT
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the mighty
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Name of a Companion; Bin Umayr Al-hanafi
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Callicott.
Girl/Female
Greek
Wise.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Bright
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Brynhildr, BRYNHILD means "armored warrior woman."Â
Boy/Male
Arabic
Impetuous; Attacking Violently
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Swedish American English Latin
Christian.
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n.
That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
n.
A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.
a.
Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
a.
Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
a.
Not regular; not bound by monastic vows or rules; not confined to a monastery, or subject to the rules of a religious community; as, a secular priest.
n.
The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called also amylaceous fecula.
a.
Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.
a.
Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum; as, a specular examination.
n.
A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
adv.
In a secular or worldly manner.
pl.
of Setula
a.
Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
a.
Of or pertaining to a tile; resembling a tile, or arranged like tiles; consisting of tiles; as, a tegular pavement.
a.
Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface.
pl.
of Fecula
a.
Pertaining to an age, or the progress of ages, or to a long period of time; accomplished in a long progress of time; as, secular inequality; the secular refrigeration of the globe.
a.
Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.
a.
Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.
n.
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
a.
Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.