The difference between Holy and Secular

When used as nouns, holy means a thing that is extremely holy, whereas secular means a secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.

When used as adjectives, holy means dedicated to a religious purpose or a god, whereas secular means not specifically religious.

check bellow for the other definitions of Holy and Secular

  1. Holy as an adjective:

    Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

    Examples:

    "I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas."

  2. Holy as an adjective:

    Revered in a religion.

  3. Holy as an adjective:

    Perfect or flawless.

  4. Holy as an adjective:

    Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).

  5. Holy as an adjective:

    Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.

  6. Holy as an adjective (slang):

    Used as an intensifier in various interjections.

    Examples:

    "Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race!"

    "Those children next door are holy terrors!"

  1. Holy as a noun (archaic):

    A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in .

  1. Secular as an adjective:

    Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.

  2. Secular as an adjective:

    Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.

  3. Secular as an adjective (Christianity):

    Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.

    Examples:

    "secular clergy in Catholicism"

  4. Secular as an adjective:

    Happening once in an age or century.

    Examples:

    "The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next."

  5. Secular as an adjective:

    Continuing over a long period of time, long-term.

    Examples:

    "The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena."

    "on a secular basis"

  6. Secular as an adjective (literary):

    Centuries-old, ancient.

  7. Secular as an adjective (astrophysics, geology):

    Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.

  8. Secular as an adjective (atomic physics):

    Unperturbed over time.

  1. Secular as a noun:

    A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Burke"

  2. Secular as a noun:

    A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Busby"

  3. Secular as a noun:

    A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

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