secularism

English

Etymology

From Latin saeculum era, age.

Noun

secularism (countable and uncountable; plural secularisms)

1. A position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions
2. The related political belief in the separation of church and state

Related terms

• secular
• secularist
• secularity
• secularization
• secularize

Translations

A position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions

The related political belief in the separation of church and state

• Arabic: علمانية (ar) ('ilmaaniyya) f
• French: sécularisme (fr) m
• German: Säkularismus (de) m

• Italian: Secolarismo (it) m
• Spanish: secularismo (es) m

See also

• agnosticism
• atheism
• humanism
• Wikipedia article on secularism