1. (

• layman ,
• layperson ,
• secular

) someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person ;

1. (

• secular

) of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations ;

2. (

• worldly ,
• secular ,
• temporal

) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" ;

3. (

• profane ,
• secular ,

) not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment" ;

4. (

• secular

) of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows; "the secular clergy" ;

5. (

• laic ,
• lay ,
• secular ,

) characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry" ;