secularism
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secularism
- /ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/ UK
- /ˈsɛkjələɹɪzəm/ Canada, US
noun secularisms
- Neutrality towards all religions. state secularism
- The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions. And I have further to say, that I believe as much as Mr. Bradlaugh, or any other man in the room, in freethought; and I invite every Secularist to break off from him for ever the shackles that bind him in the superstition of his Secularism.
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Closest in meaning: secularity, laicism, secularisation, secular, secularization, religion, anti-sectarianism, indifferentism, positive neutrality, laicist, parareligion, secular progressivism, omnism, statism, neutralism, ethnosectarianism
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noun neutrality towards all religions
| Español | laicidad, secularismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세속주의 sesokjuui |
| 日本語 | 世俗主義 sezokushugi |
| 中文 | 世俗主義 /世俗主义 shìsúzhǔyì |
| Português | laicidade, secularismo |
| Français | laïcité, sécularisme |
| Deutsch | Säkularismus, Laizität |
| Italiano | laicità, secolarismo |
| Ελληνικά | κοσμικισμός kosmikismós |
| Română | laicitate, secularism |
| Русский | секуляри́зм sekuljarízm |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nghĩa thế tục, thế tục chủ nghĩa |
| العربية | عَلْمَانِيَّة ʕalmāniyya, لَائِكِيَّة lāʔikiyya, دهرانية |
noun the political belief in the separation of church and state
| Español | laicismo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 政教分離 /政教分离 zhèngjiào fēnlí |
| Français | laïcisme |
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title = {secularism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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