Comments on: Word of the Day: Secular http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-secular/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:53:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Daniel Scocco http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-secular/comment-page-1/#comment-207545 Daniel Scocco Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:02 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3891#comment-207545 @Ron McLaren, here is what the Merriam Webster says: 1 : of or relating to the worldly or temporal b : not overtly or specifically religious c : not ecclesiastical or clerical I believe that is closer to how I described the word than to "neutrality." @Ron McLaren, here is what the Merriam Webster says:

1 : of or relating to the worldly or temporal b : not overtly or specifically religious c : not ecclesiastical or clerical

I believe that is closer to how I described the word than to “neutrality.”

]]> By: Daniel Scocco http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-secular/comment-page-1/#comment-207543 Daniel Scocco Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:57:50 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3891#comment-207543 @Brad K., I would say ecclesiastic. @Brad K., I would say ecclesiastic.

]]> By: Ron McLaren http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-secular/comment-page-1/#comment-207503 Ron McLaren Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:44:16 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3891#comment-207503 There is a mis-interpretation here of what is meant by 'secular'. It means NEUTRALITY, with no privilege applying to religious or philosophical life views. So does it endorse the right of all to believe in what they wish, compatible with the rights of others. There is a mis-interpretation here of what is meant by ‘secular’.

It means NEUTRALITY, with no privilege applying to religious or philosophical life views. So does it endorse the right of all to believe in what they wish, compatible with the rights of others.

]]> By: Brad K. http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-secular/comment-page-1/#comment-207384 Brad K. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:32:23 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3891#comment-207384 What is the antonym of secular? Sacred, or ecclesiastic, something else? What is the antonym of secular? Sacred, or ecclesiastic, something else?

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