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State or country without a state religion
A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither
Secular_state
Position that religion should not influence civic and state affairs
these countries, secular humanist organizations typically receive state funding according to the same funding formulas used to provide state funding to religious
Secularism
Communal belief system without the supernatural
A secular religion is a communal belief system that often rejects or neglects the metaphysical aspects of the supernatural, commonly associated with traditional
Secular_religion
Religion or creed endorsed by the state
religion (also known as a confessional state), while not a secular state, is not necessarily a theocracy. State religions are subject to advantageous treatment
State_religion
Official promotion of atheism by a government
them. State atheism in these cases is considered as not being politically neutral toward religion, and therefore it is often considered non-secular. The
State_atheism
Principle to separate religious and civil institutions
organizations and the state. Conceptually, the term refers to the creation of a secular state (with or without legally explicit church-state separation) and
Separation of church and state
Separation_of_church_and_state
State with a supreme central government
A unitary state is a sovereign state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority. The central government may create
Unitary_state
a morally neutral exercise of state power. The Islamic scholar Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im has argued for a secular state built on constitutionalism, human
Islam_and_democracy
1963 book by Donald Smith
India as a Secular State is a book written by Donald Eugene Smith and published by Princeton University Press in 1963. The book was described as a "classic"
India_as_a_Secular_State
Secular variant of Zionism
justification. Secular Zionism prioritizes human agency, maintaining that the security, development, and success of the Jewish state depend primarily
Secular_Zionism
Country which is nominally sovereign but under extensive influence from a larger state
A satellite state or dependent state is a country that is formally independent but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from
Satellite_state
State subordinate to another state
A vassal state is any state that has a mutual obligation to a superior state or empire, in a status similar to that of a vassal in the feudal system in
Vassal_state
played a visible role in debates over secular education, freedom of expression, and the separation of church and state. Legal protections for irreligion are
Irreligion_in_New_Zealand
State political party in India
Janata Dal (Secular) (transl. People's Party (Secular); abbr. JD(S)) is an Indian political party recognised as a state party in the Indian state of Karnataka
Janata_Dal_(Secular)
Political term for a state that is based around a nation
A nation state, or nation-state, is a political entity in which the state (a centralized political organization ruling over a population within a territory)
Nation_state
State that is subordinate to another
A client state, in the context of international relations, is an umbrella term that broadly refers to any state economically, politically, and militarily
Client_state
Government with minimal intervention
night-watchman state, also referred to as a minimal state, minarchy or minarchism, whose proponents are known as minarchists, is a model of a state that is limited
Night-watchman_state
Form of liberalism which involves secular values
especially emphasised. It supports the separation of religion and state. Moreover, secular liberals are usually advocates of liberal democracy and the open
Secular_liberalism
Sovereign state consisting primarily of a city and its territory
A city-state is an independent sovereign city that serves as the primary hub of political, economic, and cultural life within its contiguous territory
City-state
Life stance that embraces human reason, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism
Secular humanism is a philosophy, belief system, or life stance that embraces human reason, logic, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism, while
Secular_humanism
Relationship between secularism and Islam
of a state with no official religion or religion-based laws. Today, some Muslim-majority countries define themselves as or are regarded as secular. Many
Islam_and_secularism
State controlled by an external power
A puppet state, puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent upon an outside
Puppet_state
Form of government with religious leaders
influence over the government A related phenomenon is a secular government co-existing with a state religion or delegating some aspects of civil law to religious
Theocracy
Minor partner in a formal, free relationship with a typically larger state
An associated state is the minor partner (some of them dependent territories, some of them fully sovereign) in a formal free relationship with a major
Associated_state
Essay by Karl Marx
particular religious consciousness since political emancipation requires a secular state; Bauer assumes that there is not any "space" remaining for social identities
On_the_Jewish_Question
Sovereign state constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism
having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic [...]". See Preamble to the Constitution of India
Socialist_state
Form of government ruled by a monarch, or a polity with this form of government
power is legally passed on to the family members of the monarch, a head of state who rules for life. While monarchs gain their power depending on specific
Monarchy
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
ethnic Turks, while Kurds are the largest ethnic minority. Officially a secular state, Turkey has a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital
Turkey
State which endorses Christianity as the state religion
Christian state stands in contrast to a secular state, an atheist state, or another religious state, such as a Jewish state, or an Islamic state. Historically
Christian_state
Western approach to Buddhism which rejects dogmatic and supernatural aspects
Secular Buddhism, also called agnostic Buddhism and naturalistic Buddhism, is a modern, western movement within Buddhism that leans toward an "exclusive
Secular_Buddhism
Societal transition away from religion
Secular state – State or country without a state religion Secularism – Position that religion should not influence civic and state affairs Secularity –
Secularization
Debate about the status of Jews in Europe
consciousness. He believed that political emancipation required a secular state, and such a state did not leave any "space" for social identities such as religion
Jewish_question
Jewish nationalist movement
the State of Israel in 1948, and remains the country's dominant ideology today. Zionism initially emerged in Central and Eastern Europe as a secular nationalist
Zionism
Notion of a single common political authority for all of humanity
debate, and advocacy by some kings, philosophers, religious leaders, and secular humanists. Some of these have discussed it as a natural and inevitable
World_government
State of being separate from religion
Secularity or secularness (from Latin sæculum, 'worldly' or 'of a generation' or 'century') is the state of being unrelated to or neutral in regard to
Secularity
Application of such Law
interference in state affairs, politics, and law is not permitted. Turkey has been an example of a Muslim-majority nation with a secular system. Several
Application of Sharia by country
Application_of_Sharia_by_country
Former Crown Prince of Iran (born 1960)
efforts against the Islamic Republic and support a transition to a secular democratic state. He indicated that some units within the military and police have
Reza_Pahlavi
Political union of partially self-governing territories under a national government
A federation (also called a federal state) is an entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under
Federation
to be secular. Also in 2001, a high court ruling explicitly contradicted previous rulings, stating that Malaysia was not a strictly secular state and asserting
Religion_in_Malaysia
Form of government with dual co-rule
6th, and 7th Dalai Lamas who headed the realm's Buddhist state religion and various secular rulers known as desis. The growing power of the desis caused
Diarchy
Group of ideologies that advocate the concept of globalization
Protestant right, globalism is an umbrella term which includes perceived secular aspects such as environmentalism, feminism, and socialism; globalism is
Globalism
Territorial entity for administration purposes
terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divided. Such a unit usually has an administrative authority with the
Administrative_division
ceremonial purposes, while defining Malaysia constitutionally as a de jure secular state. Despite this, freedom of religion is severely limited and religious
Islam_in_Malaysia
Country that is a unique civilization in its own right
A civilization state, or civilizational state, is a country that aims to represent not just a historical territory, ethnolinguistic group, or body of governance
Civilization_state
Monarchical state under the rule of a prince or princess
Catholic Church, in each case consisting of a feudal polity (often a former secular principality in the broad sense) held ex officio—the closest possible equivalent
Principality
Religious beliefs of the people of Madagascar
Protestantism and Catholicism being its main denominations. Madagascar is a secular state, and the nation's constitution provides for freedom of religious thought
Religion_in_Madagascar
State in a subordinate relationship to another, more powerful state
A tributary state is a pre-modern state in a particular type of subordinate relationship to a more powerful state which involved the sending of a regular
Tributary_state
Debate over Malaysia's status as a secular or Islamic state
The historical debate over whether Malaysia is a secular state or an Islamic state dates back to the Federation of Malaya's independence from the British
Islamic state debate in Malaysia
Islamic_state_debate_in_Malaysia
Kurdish religious leader (1865–1925)
Transition and Globalization in a Muslim State, Yildiz Atasoy, 2005, pp. 45 Turkish Islam and the Secular State: The Gülen Movement, 2003, pp. 152 Bediuzzaman
Sheikh_Said
Turkey consists of various religious beliefs. Turkey is officially a secular state and various surveys claim Islam as the country's most common religion
Religion_in_Turkey
Government based on Islamic law
An Islamic state has a form of government based on sharia. As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance
Islamic_state
Country in Central Asia
of Uzbekistan in 1991 following the Soviet collapse. Uzbekistan is a secular state, with a semi-presidential government. Uzbekistan comprises 12 regions
Uzbekistan
Separation of religious matters and state affairs in Turkey
create a modern, democratic, secular state, aligned with Kemalism. Nine years after its introduction, laïcité was explicitly stated in the second article of
Secularism_in_Turkey
Form of government controlled by a single ethnic group
particular ethnos in a multi-ethnic situation". Ethnocracies may involve a state apparatus controlled by a dominant ethnic group (or groups) to further that
Ethnocracy
Ideology which seeks to return to the fundamentals of Islam
fundamentalism's push for sharia and an Islamic state has come into conflict with conceptions of the secular, democratic state, such as the internationally supported
Islamic_fundamentalism
System of government that is a de jure mix of religion and politics
religious political parties. The Constitution of Turkey states the country is secular, and the constitutional court ruled that the Islamist Virtue Party was
Confessionalism_(politics)
Political party and militant organisation in Sudan
was that al-Hilu's group insisted on including the establishment of a secular state in negotiations with the al-Bashir government of the time, while Agar's
Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North
Sudan_People's_Liberation_Movement–North
Stance of supporting peaceful coexistence and diversity of spiritual belief
building peace, justice, and development themselves, and the emergence of the secular peacemaking field has led religious communities to systematize and institutionalize
Religious_pluralism
2007 book by Charles Taylor
A Secular Age is a book written by the philosopher Charles Taylor which was published in 2007 by Harvard University Press on the basis of Taylor's earlier
A_Secular_Age
officially a secular state with no official state religion. Article 10 of the Constitution states that “The Government of the Federation or a State shall not
Religion_in_Nigeria
State consisting of several countries under one ruler
A composite monarchy (or composite state) is a historical category that describes early modern states consisting of several countries under one ruler
Composite_monarchy
System of governance
21st-century form of fascism, maintaining electoral democracy while employing state power for largely nationalistic, anti-minority, and anti-freedom purposes
Illiberal_democracy
Economic theory promoting local control
Distributism as a means of achieving third way economics, a paper for the Secular Party of Australia written by Richard Howard of the Humanist Society of
Distributism
Former unrecognized state in Eastern Europe
officially a secular state, with its constitution stating, "The Chechen Republic is a secular state. No religion may be established as a state or compulsory
Chechen_Republic_of_Ichkeria
Multinational political union with a central authority
supranational organization involves a greater transfer of or limitation of state sovereignty than other kinds of international organizations. The European
Supranational_union
the nation as a secular state with no state religion, it has been argued several times that the Indian state privileges Hinduism as state sponsored religion
Hinduism_in_India
government maintains a secular position. Article 7 of the Azerbaijani constitution officially declares Azerbaijan a secular state. Article 18 declares the
Religion_in_Azerbaijan
Indian political ideology
of India officially rejected the two-nation theory and chose to be a secular state, enshrining the concepts of religious pluralism and composite nationalism
Two-nation_theory
British campaigning organisation founded in 1866
The National Secular Society (NSS) is a British campaigning organisation that promotes secularism and the separation of church and state. It holds that
National_Secular_Society
Synonym for Israel in global politics
character as a state has generated internal and external debate on the secular–religious status quo (though Israel is not a Halakhic state), the status
Jewish_state
Anti-clericalism Cult of Reason Disestablishmentarianism Secular religion Secular state Spiritual left State religion Antidisestablishmentarianism Cult of the
List_of_political_ideologies
Union of sovereign states linked by treaty
state.... The deliberations in common will offer no violence to the sovereignty of each member". Under a confederation, compared to a federal state,
Confederation
System with state control of the Church
complete subordination of priests to secular power." In an extreme form, caesaropapism is where the head of state is also the supreme head of the church
Caesaropapism
the adherents of traditional faiths and Islam. Equatorial Guinea is a secular state, and the nation's constitution provides for freedom of religion and
Religion_in_Equatorial_Guinea
ethnic mix of people originating from various parts of the world. A secular state, Singapore is commonly termed as a "melting pot" or "cultural mosaic"
Religion_in_Singapore
Form of government
2006 Nepal became democratic country and constitution declared it as a Secular state with freedom of religion is guaranteed by Constitution. During the rule
Religious_democracy
The Constitution calls for a secular state, although this is not interpreted as strict separation of church and state. Officials often attend religious
Religion_in_Ivory_Coast
Buddhists. The Preamble to the Constitution of India states that India is a secular state, and the Constitution of India has declared the right to freedom of
Religion_in_India
Catholicism being its largest denomination. The Republic of the Congo is a secular state and freedom of religion is enshrined in the nation's constitution. Different
Religion in the Republic of the Congo
Religion_in_the_Republic_of_the_Congo
Political party in India
introducing Five-Year Plans, implementing a mixed economy, and establishing a secular state. After Nehru's death and the short tenure of Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira
Indian_National_Congress
Form of personalized authoritarian government, not necessarily Islamic or Middle Eastern
sultanism is derived from sultan, a title used in Muslim societies for a secular sovereign or monarch, often in contrast with the religious title of caliph
Sultanism
Concept in international relations
A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state or dependent territory that foregoes an independent foreign policy and often defence
Protectorate
1797 treaty between the US and Tripolitania
purpose of Article 11 was to make clear that the United States was a secular state, and to reassure the Muslims that the agreement was not with an extension
Treaty_of_Tripoli
Jewish state governed by Jewish religious law
secular Jews constituted 40%. However, there was a majority agreement among all Jewish groups that Israel could be both a Jewish and democratic state
Halachic_state
members. Sweden has legally been a secular state since 2000 when the Church of Sweden was separated from the state. Viktor Lennstrand was cited as one
Irreligion_in_Sweden
2018 Israeli TV miniseries
of present-day Israel, a nation torn and divided by a wall into the secular "State of Israel", with Tel Aviv as its capital, and the "Haredi Autonomy"
Autonomies
Azerbaijan is a secular state by law. The Constitution states, "religious associations shall be separate from the state and shall not interfere in state affairs
Secularism_in_Azerbaijan
Founder and 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (1876–1948)
Other Muslims supported the Congress, which officially advocated a secular state upon independence, though the traditionalist wing (including politicians
Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah
Sudanese-born Islamic scholar
the Secular State Professor An-Na'im's current research projects include a study of Muslims and the secular state, and of human rights from state-centric
Abdullahi_Ahmed_An-Na'im
77% of the total population is Christian. Currently, Portugal is a secular state and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. According to the
Religion_in_Portugal
Republic based on Islamic law
has also been used for a sovereign state taking a compromise position between a purely Islamic caliphate and a secular, nationalist republic. The term is
Islamic_republic
country's citizens are Orthodox Christians. Romania is a secular state, and it has no state religion. Despite being one of the most religious countries
Religion_in_Romania
"The law of the land is the law", principle in Jewish religious law
divided inheritance. Since rabbinic courts are unable to bypass the secular-law of the state, nor can they cancel the biblical laws, they circumvent the issue
Dina_d'malkhuta_dina
Political party in Turkey
registered founding chairman. Given the banning of the MNP by the staunchly secular state, only 19 individuals were ready to form the party. Necmettin Erbakan
National_Salvation_Party
1911–1924 ruler of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia
Juergensmeyer (2008). Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, from Christian Militias to al Qaeda. University of California Press
Bogd_Khan
Ancient Israelite system of rule by Biblical judges
Law, the Brehons being the class of judges keeping an oral tradition of secular law from pre-Christian Ireland. A kritarchy system was also present in
Kritarchy
Political opposition to the Islamic Republic government
monarchists, secularists, nationalists, liberals, and communists. In addition to secular and nationalist currents, Islamist groups and dissident Shia clerics have
Iranian_opposition
religiously unaffiliated people are also present. Tanzania is officially a secular state, and freedom of religion is enshrined in the country's constitution
Religion_in_Tanzania
Large and powerful state formed from smaller states
defined as "a large and powerful state formed when several smaller countries unite", or "A large and powerful state formed from a federation or union
Superstate
Branch of moral philosophy
Secular ethics is a branch of moral philosophy in which ethics is based solely on human faculties such as logic, empathy, reason or moral intuition, and
Secular_ethics
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or seller of leggings, from an agent derivative of Middle English hose (Old English hosa). Hose was the regular term for garments worn on the legs until the 18th century.
Surname or Lastname
Southern French (Péré)
Southern French (Péré) : topographic name from a variant of périer ‘pear tree’.Catalan : from the personal name Pere, Catalan equivalent of Peter.English : variant of Pear 1.Hungarian : from the old secular personal name Pere, Pöre.
Surname or Lastname
Hungarian (Lándor)
Hungarian (Lándor) : from the old secular personal name Lándor.English : possibly a variant spelling of Lander.
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Nikolaos, NECULAI means "victor of the people."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Deeds.Hungarian : from a pet form of Déd, an old secular personal name.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : variant of Asch.English : variant spelling of Ash (asche was the regular Middle English spelling of this word).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Conduct; Regular Performance of Worship
Surname or Lastname
English, of Welsh origin
English, of Welsh origin : variant of Bevan, with the addition of the regular English patronymic suffix -s.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pilgrimage to Makkah Other than Regular Hajj Days
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Precious.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname probably for a tenant whose feudal obligations included a regular payment in cash or kind (for example bread or salt) of a halfpenny.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a purser, or for a purse-maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German seckel, Yiddish zekl ‘purse’, ‘pouch’.English : from Old French seculier ‘secular’, hence a status name for a member of the secular clergy, or a nickname for someone without religious inclination.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Ancient Poet
Girl/Female
Latin
Born second.
Surname or Lastname
English, of Welsh origin
English, of Welsh origin : variant of Bowen, with the addition of the regular English patronymic suffix -s.Altered spelling of Dutch Bouwens, a variant of Bauwens.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Beiss(e), a variant of Beitz 2.English
Americanized spelling of German Beiss(e), a variant of Beitz 2.English : perhaps a variant of Biss. Compare Beese, Bise, Buys, Byce.Hungarian : nickname for someone with a limp or a peculiar gait, from bice ‘limp’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Regular Winner
Girl/Female
British, English
Lord is Gracious
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dear.Scottish : habitational name from (Old and New) Deer in Aberdeenshire.Hungarian : variant of Dér, from the secular personal name.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Regular; Ethical; Good in Nature
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Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Successful
Girl/Female
British, English
Innocent; Last Born; Diminutive of Imogen
Girl/Female
African, American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, Greek
God's Appearance; Manifestation of God
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu
A gem in Lord vishnus breast
Biblical
that hears or obeys the Lord
Boy/Male
Biblical
That abides, or is permanent.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Complete
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shanvik | ஷாநà¯à®µà®¿à®•
Boy/Male
Hindu
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n.
The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called also amylaceous fecula.
n.
The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the secularization of church property.
a.
Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
a.
Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
pl.
of Fecula
a.
Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.
a.
Pertaining to an age, or the progress of ages, or to a long period of time; accomplished in a long progress of time; as, secular inequality; the secular refrigeration of the globe.
a.
Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.
a.
Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.
a.
Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum; as, a specular examination.
a.
Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.
adv.
In a secular or worldly manner.
n.
A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.
pl.
of Setula
a.
Not regular; not bound by monastic vows or rules; not confined to a monastery, or subject to the rules of a religious community; as, a secular priest.
a.
Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface.
n.
That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
a.
Of or pertaining to a tile; resembling a tile, or arranged like tiles; consisting of tiles; as, a tegular pavement.
n.
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
a.
Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.