sec·u·lar·ism
ˈse-kyə-lə-ˌri-zəm
: indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations
plural -s
: one who advocates secularism
the overemphasis by secularists on the scientific—J. L. Teller
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or secularistic
¦⸗⸗⸗¦ristik
-tēk
: of, relating to, or advocating secularism
every philosophy of life is either religious or secularist—Walter Moberly
the secularist basis of humanism
that we not transfer our loyalties to hidden secularist presuppositions—J. A. Pike
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“Secularism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secularism. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.
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