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

So, also, must the laic who binds himself to observe eight of the whole ten Precepts for specified periods; during these periods he must be celibate.

From The Buddhist Catechism by Olcott, Henry Steel

Boniface had not the wit to recognize the changes which had taken place in European communities, and the decided progress which had been made by laic influences and civil powers.

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

But I charge thee to beware of laic reason and human impulses.

From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by Adams, John Turvill