Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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occurring or observed once in an age, century, or cycle; as a secular year. Also pertaining or relating to an age, generation, or period of time; as secular inequality. Or pertaining or hav- SECULAR GAMES ing reference to this present world, or to things not spiritual or holy; relating relating to things not primarily or immediately affecting the soul; worldly; temporal; as, secular power, secular affairs. In the Roman Catholic Church, not regular, not bound by monastic vows or rules; not confined to a religious house or subject to the rules of a clerical community; as, a secular priest; an ecclesiastic not bound by monastic rules; hence a layman.

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