secularist
/ˈsɛkjələrɪst/
noun
- A person who supports the idea that religion should not be part of government or public life.
- Many secularists believe that laws should be based on human rights, not religious texts.
- As a secularist, she argued that public schools should teach science without religious influence.
- The politician was known as a secularist who fought for the separation of church and state.
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adjective
- Relating to or supporting the belief that religion should be separate from government and public affairs.
- He wrote a secularist essay arguing for a neutral public sphere.
- The secularist movement gained strength in the early 20th century.
- Her secularist views influenced her vote on the new education bill.