Secularity (disambiguation)
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Secular is separate from religion.
Secular may also refer to:
Secular may also refer to:
- Secular basisSecular basisIn the finance industry, something done on a secular basis is done on a long-term basis, not a temporary or cyclical one; by custom, this is a time frame of "10–50 years or more"....
, a long-term financial basis - Secular equilibriumSecular equilibriumIn nuclear physics, secular equilibrium is a situation in which the quantity of a radioactive isotope remains constant because its production rate is equal to its decay rate.-Secular equilibrium in radioactive decay:...
, a situation in which the quantity of a radioactive isotope remains constant - Secular phenomenaSecular phenomenaIn astronomy, secular phenomena are contrasted with phenomena observed to repeat periodically. In particular, astronomical ephemerides use secular to label the longest-lasting or non-oscillatory perturbations in the motion of planets, as opposed to periodic perturbations which exhibit repetition...
, astronomical phenomena that repeat too slowly to be observed, if at all - Secular variationSecular variationThe secular variation of a time series is its long-term non-periodic variation . Whether something is perceived as a secular variation or not depends on the available timescale: a secular variation over a time scale of centuries may be part of a periodic variation over a time scale of millions of...
, the long-term non-periodic variation of a time series - Secular GamesSecular gamesThe Secular Games were a religious celebration, involving sacrifices and theatrical performances, held in ancient Rome for three days and nights to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next...
, a religious celebration held in ancient Rome - Secular clergySecular clergyThe term secular clergy refers to deacons and priests who are not monastics or members of a religious order.-Catholic Church:In the Catholic Church, the secular clergy are ministers, such as deacons and priests, who do not belong to a religious order...
, Catholic ministers who do not belong to a religious order - Secular instituteSecular instituteIn the Roman Catholic Church, a secular institute is an organization of individuals who are consecrated persons – professing the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty and obedience – while living in the world, unlike members of a religious order who live in community. It is one of the...
, a Catholic organization of individuals who are consecrated persons while living in the world