laic

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It's about what philosophical measures have to be taken to impose a powerful laic republic, unifying all.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2015

Luther himself, at the same time that he reserved to the new German church a certain measure of spontaneity and liberty, had placed it under the protection and preponderance of laic sovereigns.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 by Black, Robert

The two kings strained every nerve to form laic alliances.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 by Black, Robert

Far from acting with disregard to human life, the barbarians, moreover, knew nothing of the horrid punishments introduced at a later epoch by the laic and canonic laws under Roman and Byzantine influence.

From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz

The laic judges, Raoul Bouteillier, baillie of Rouen, and his lieutenant, Peter Daron, were alone qualified to pronounce sentence of death; but no time was given them.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3 by Black, Robert