secular
/ˈsɛkjəlɚ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SECULAR
1
a
[more secular; most secular]
:
not spiritual
:
of or relating to the physical world and not the spiritual world
c
:
of, relating to, or controlled by the government rather than by the church
:
civil
2
—
used to describe a member of the clergy who lives in ordinary society and not in a monastery