| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (sek-yuh-luhr) Not concerned with religion or religious matters. Secular is the opposite of sacred. | 1 |
| ‡ Secularization refers to the declining influence of religion and religious values within a given culture. Secular humanism means, loosely, a belief in human self-sufficiency. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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