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secularism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Sociology
sec·u·lar·is·m /ˈsekjələrɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]  1. SSRELIGIONa system of social organization that does not allow religion to influence the government, or the belief that religion should not influence a government 现世主义,世俗主义〔禁止或反对宗教对政府产生影响的社会组织体系〕2 the quality of behaving in a way that shows religion does not influence you 现世化,世俗化〔指行为方式不受宗教影响〕 the secularism of popular culture 大众文化的世俗化secularist noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
secularismThe unavoidable fact of the matter is that both religion and secularism are stances.In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, enlightened despotism, secularism, nationalism and liberalism had all fanned the flames.On a wider front secularism has affected our lives in a variety of ways.There is also the continuing challenge of secularism.It is interesting to note that there appears to be great resistance to acknowledging the full impact of secularism on schools.Turkey's secularismthe secularism of American popular culture
sec·u·lar·is·m nounChineseSyllable
not social system organization that does of a Corpus


secularism
secularism /ˈsekjələrɪzəm, ˈsekjʊlərɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
1. a system of social organization that does not allow religion to influence the government, or the belief that religion should not influence a government
2. the quality of behaving in a way that shows religion does not influence you:
    the secularism of popular culture
—secularist noun [countable]


secu·lar·ismBrE /ˈsekjələrɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsekjələrɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (specialist) the belief that religion should not be involved in the organization of society, education, etc. 现世主义,世俗主义(认为社会结构和教育等应排除宗教的影响) secu·lar·ist BrE /ˈsekjələrɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsekjələrɪst/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun]