secularly C2 Topic:Religion & Belief Freq #585709 Meanings 1 adv In a way not connected with religion. The holiday is now celebrated secularly by most families. Etymology AI details From Middle English secularelie, seculerli, seculerly, equivalent to secular + -ly. secularelie Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # secularly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 585709 ## Meanings 1. In a way not connected with religion. ## Examples - The holiday is now celebrated secularly by most families. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: secularelie ## Etymology From Middle English secularelie, seculerli, seculerly, equivalent to secular + -ly. ## AI Etymology Secularly is from Middle English secularelie, seculerli, seculerly, equivalent to secular + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include secularelie (Middle English). Current senses include in a way not connected with religion. ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown