"nonsecular" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From non- + secular. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|secular|text=+|tree=1}} From non- + secular., {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|secular|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English secular English nonsecular From non- + secular. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonsecular (not comparable)
  1. Not secular; religious. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonsecular-en-adj-HivVh6V~ Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- (not), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non- (not): 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 91 9
  2. (atomic physics) Perturbed over time. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonsecular-en-adj-aVYEvWim
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nonsecularism
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