secularist
gb/sˈɛkjəlɚɪst/ us/sˈɛkjəlɚɪst/
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Advocate of secularism
A person who thinks religion should be separate from government and public life.
Patrón de uso:
a secularist; secularists; [someone] is a secularist
Error frecuente:
Do not use secularist simply to mean any non-religious person; it usually suggests support for secularism as a public or political principle.
Sinónimos
separationist (especially someone who supports separation of church and state)
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secular humanist (often also implies a human-centered ethical worldview, not just a political position)
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freethinker (broader and somewhat older term for someone who rejects traditional religious authority)
Antónimos
theocrat (someone who supports government by religious authority or religious law)
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clericalist (someone who supports strong religious or clergy influence in politics and society)
Colocaciones
committed secularist
|leading secularist
|prominent secularist
|liberal secularist
|French secularist
|secularist campaigner
|secularist argument
|secularist movement
|secularist organization
|secularist values
Temas
politics
|religion
|society
|law
Ejemplos
- As a secularist, she argued that public schools should not promote any particular religion.
- The mayor is a committed secularist but regularly meets with faith leaders on community issues.
- Secularists welcomed the court ruling as a victory for religious neutrality in government.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He is a secularist and supports the separation of religion and government.
- Many secularists want public laws to be based on non-religious reasons.
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Supporting secularism
Used to describe ideas, groups, or policies that support keeping religion separate from government.
Patrón de uso:
secularist [movement/party/argument/policy]
Error frecuente:
Use secular, not secularist, for the general meaning “not religious” in phrases like secular music or secular education, unless you mean support for secularism.
Sinónimos
secular (more general; can mean simply non-religious, not necessarily actively supporting secularism)
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nonreligious (describes absence of religion rather than a political principle)
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church-state separationist (more explicit, especially in U.S. political contexts)
Antónimos
theocratic (favoring government based on religious authority or law)
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clerical (relating to clergy or religious authority; opposite when it implies clerical influence over public life)
Colocaciones
secularist party
|secularist movement
|secularist ideology
|secularist principles
|secularist argument
|secularist policy
|secularist campaign
|secularist tradition
|secularist view
|secularist state
Temas
politics
|religion
|society
Ejemplos
- The party adopted a strongly secularist platform after the revolution.
- Critics said the proposal reflected a secularist view of education.
- The newspaper has long supported secularist principles in public policy.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The group has a secularist policy on schools.
- They support a secularist view of government.
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secularist
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GB/sˈɛkjəlɚɪst/
US/sˈɛkjəlɚɪst/
Sílabas y acento
sec - u - lar - ist (4 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (sec)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: secularist
- Comparative: secularister
- Superlative: secularistest
Noun
- Base: secularist
- Plural: secularists
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