Main entry: layman, layperson, secular
Definition: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Antonyms: clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend
Definition: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Main entry: secular
Definition: of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
Usage: the secular clergy
Antonyms: religious
Definition: of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
Main entry: profane, secular
Definition: not concerned with or devoted to religion
Usage: sacred and profane music; secular drama; secular architecture, children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
Antonyms: sacred
Definition: concerned with religion or religious purposes
Antonyms: religious
Definition: of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
Main entry: secular, worldly, temporal
Definition: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
Usage: worldly goods and advancement; temporal possessions of the church
Antonyms: unworldly
Definition: not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
Antonyms: immaterial, nonmaterial
Definition: not consisting of matter
Antonyms: immaterial
Definition: of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
Antonyms: aquatic
Definition: operating or living or growing in water
Antonyms: amphibious
Definition: operating or living on land and in water
Main entry: secular, laic, lay
Definition: characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
Usage: set his collar in laic rather than clerical position; the lay ministry
Antonyms: religious
Definition: of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
Antonyms: sacred
Definition: concerned with religion or religious purposes