secular
Example Sentences
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In the 1960s and ’70s, a secular Iran was thriving artistically and culturally.
The number of computer programmers, who assist developers in ensuring code runs properly, was down slightly in the last year, in line with a secular decline in place for decades.
Each prior test of this secular trendline has served as a springboard for higher prices.
From Barron's
Critics say that has opened a fault-line in Turkey, a constitutionally secular state.
From Barron's
Some Iranians are hoping for the return of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last monarch, who says he wants to help transition Iran to a secular democracy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.