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
My Son," had the worthy father said to him, "thou goest out in the world as a laic.
From Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle by Adolf Hausrath
Ferdinand's Campaigns henceforth, which turn all on the defence of Hanover, are highly recommended to professional readers; but to the laic sort do not prove interesting in proportion to the trouble.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 by Thomas Carlyle
I have some knowledge of this because Signor Senator Marzi-Medici, who presides over the laic government of this town for our Most Serene Grand Duke, has told me all.
From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous
The communal regimen was established in several towns, notably at St. Quentin and at Soissons, without trouble or violence, and with one accord amongst the laic and ecclesiastical lords and the inhabitants.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 by Robert Black
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