Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secularist

/sˈɛkjəlɚɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
sec-u-lar-ist
IPA
/sˈɛkjəlɚɪst/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English secularist From secular + -ist.

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Questions

How do you pronounce secularist?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛkjəlɚɪst/.
What does secularist mean?
A person who believes in or supports secularism.
Where does secularist come from?
Etymology tree English secular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English secularist From secular + -ist.

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