secularism
/ˈsɛkjələɹɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English secular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English secularism From secular + -ism.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɛkjələɹɪzəm/
- British English: /ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/