The difference between Religious and Secular
When used as nouns, religious means a member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun, whereas secular means a secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
When used as adjectives, religious means concerning religion, whereas secular means not specifically religious.
check bellow for the other definitions of Religious and Secular
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Religious as an adjective:
Concerning religion.
Examples:
"It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues."
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Religious as an adjective:
Committed to the practice of religion.
Examples:
"I was much more religious as a teenager than I am now."
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Religious as an adjective:
Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
Examples:
"I'm a religious fan of college basketball."
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Religious as a noun:
A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.
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Secular as an adjective:
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
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Secular as an adjective:
Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
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Secular as an adjective (Christianity):
Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.
Examples:
"secular clergy in Catholicism"
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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."
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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"
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Secular as an adjective (literary):
Centuries-old, ancient.
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Secular as an adjective (astrophysics, geology):
Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
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Secular as an adjective (atomic physics):
Unperturbed over time.
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Secular as a noun:
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
Examples:
"rfquotek Burke"
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Secular as a noun:
A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
Examples:
"rfquotek Busby"
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Secular as a noun:
A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.