secular purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofsecularandpurpose

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secular
adjective
uk
/ˈsek.jə.lər/us
/ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
not having any connection ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofsecularandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecular purpose

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If after that they take the responsibility of handing the money over for somesecularpurpose, that is their responsibility, not ours.
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It will be perfectly impossible, and this is the only opportunity we have of bringing home the change in the destination of tithes from a religious to asecularpurpose.
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Alternative trading organizations are often, but not always, based in political and religious groups, though theirsecularpurposeprecludes sectarian identification and evangelical activity.
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It therefore served asecularpurposeas a symbol of authority, and was an indication of a burgh's relative prosperity.
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There is disagreement though with the law being enacted though for asecularpurposebecause of statements made by supporters of the legislation.
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First, the legislature must have adopted the law with asecularpurpose.
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Gradually, however, usage that had no visiblesecularpurposecame to be looked upon as binding.
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Essentially, the law in question must have a validsecularpurpose, and its primary effect must not be to promote or inhibit a particular religion.
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Anyone could use them for secular purposes, but only castes allowed into the temple could process through them.
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Accordingly, while anyone could use the streets for secular purposes, only castes allowed into the temple could process through them.
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Among some religious groups there is a service of deconsecration, to return a formerly consecrated place tosecularpurpose(for instance, if the building is to be sold or demolished).
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It is true that he at first suggested that the state should take over all church land, though he never proposed applying the proceeds to secular purposes.
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Therefore, every penny of the tithe they receive they will have to apply to those secular purposes.
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Of course, as they regard it, the money is devoted to superstition, and ought to be devoted to secular purposes.
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When that operates there must be a chaplain, therefore it will leave another £150 to be devoted to secular purposes.
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There was no question there of allocating the fund, or any part of it, to secular purposes.
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It is an injury to religion because it takes away for secular purposes wealth which is now devoted to religious purposes.
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It was never intended for secular uses or secular purposes.
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Two thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds a year is to be taken away and devoted to secular purposes.
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