laical
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The same day, in the Quartier des Ecoles, professors, doctors, lawyers, engineers, and students placarded a manifesto demanding a democratic and laical Republic, an autonomous Commune and the federation of the communes.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
In the first place, the rise of the laical spirit was to be observed, especially after the establishment of local self-government in the free cities.
From History of Human Society by Frank W. (Frank Wilson) Blackmar
It is opposed to “ihlal,” “making lawful” or “returning to laical life.”
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Chaplaincies of this class are collative, thus being differentiated from those purely laical, in which the authority of the ordinary does not intervene.
He appointed one of his brothers, the Duke of Bedford, to be regent in his absence, and the peers, ecclesiastical and laical, applauded his design, promising him their sincere co-operation.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3 by Robert Black