Definition of secularist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

politicsperson supporting separation of religion from government

The secularist argued for a clear separation of church and state.

agnostic

nonreligious

separationist

educationadvocate for excluding religion from education

As a secularist, she opposed religious teachings in public schools.

advocacyperson who advocates separation of religion from civic affairs

The secularist argued for removing religious symbols from public schools..

separationist

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Origin of secularist

Latin, saecularis (worldly)

Examples of secularist in a sentence

The secularist published an article on religious freedom.
The secularist argued for a neutral curriculum.
As a secularist, he supported the separation of church and state.
The secularist published an article on church-state separation.
As a secularist, she campaigns for secular education.

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French:laïc, laïciste, ...
German:Säkularist, Laizist, ...
Italian:secolarista, laicista, ...
Spanish:secularista, laicista, ...
Portuguese:secularista, laicista, ...
Chinese:世俗主义者, 世俗化倡导者, ...
Japanese:世俗主義者, ...
Arabic:عِلْمَانِيّ, ...
Hebrew:חִילּוֹנִי, חִלּוֹנִי, ...
Russian:секулярист, ...
Ukrainian:секулярист, ...
Hindi:धर्मनिरपेक्षवादी, धर्मनिरपेक्षतावादी, ...
Bengali:ধর্মনিরপেক্ষতাবাদী, ধর্মনিরপেক্ষবাদী, ...
Catalan:secularista, laicista, ...
Czech:sekularista, laicista, ...
Danish:sekularist, person der går ind for adskillelse mellem religion og stat, ...
Dutch:secularist, seculiere voorstander, ...
Greek:κοσμικιστής, υποστηρικτής της εκκοσμίκευσης, ...
Hungarian:szekularista, a vallás oktatásból való kizárásának híve, ...
Khmer:អ្នកគាំទ្រលទ្ធិសេគុល, អ្នកគាំទ្រលទ្ធិនិយមលោកិយ, ...
Korean:세속주의자, 세속론자, ...
Persian:سکولاریست, حامی سکولاریسم, ...
Polish:sekularysta, ...
Portuguese (BR):secularista, ...
Romanian:secularist, avocat al secularismului, ...
Swedish:sekularist, ...
Thai:ผู้สนับสนุนการแยกศาสนาออกจากรัฐ, ผู้สนับสนุนการแยกศาสนาออกจากการศึกษา, ...
Turkish:sekülerist, sekülarist, ...
Vietnamese:người theo chủ nghĩa thế tục, người chủ trương thế tục, ...

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