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A term generally used to mean "worldly, as differentiated from ecclesiastical." The term has changed meaning dramatically over time. Its original definition preserved its Latin meaning - "of an age" - as evinced in the Secular Games, or the Carmen Secularae ("Song of the Augustan Age" by Horace.
The term carries a pejorative meaning in conservative circles, by inflating its definition - "worldly" - to mean instead, "utterly worldly, bereft of God."