lay vs secular
secular vs laylay and secular both are nouns.
lay and secular both are adjectives.
lay is a verb but secular is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lay | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| secular | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As adjectives,
lay and secular
are synonyms defined as:
- lay and secular: characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
Other synonyms of lay include
laic.
| lay (noun) | secular (noun) |
|---|---|
| a narrative poem of popular origin | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person |
| a narrative song with a recurrent refrain |
| lay (adjective) | secular (adjective) |
|---|---|
| not of or from a profession | of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows |
| characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy | not concerned with or devoted to religion |
| characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world | |
| of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations | |
| characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy |
| lay (verb) | secular (verb) |
|---|---|
| put in a horizontal position | |
| put into a certain place or abstract location | |
| lay eggs | |
| prepare or position for action or operation | |
| impose as a duty, burden, or punishment |
Words related to "lay"
- Edda
- appose
- arrange
- ballad
- barrel
- bed
- blow
- bottle
- bucket
- bury
- butt
- clap
- cock
- coffin
- cram
- deposit
- devise
- displace
- dispose
- docket
- emplace
- enclose
- ensconce
- entomb
- fix
- get up
- glycerolise
- glycerolize
- ground
- imbricate
- impose
- inclose
- inhume
- insert
- instal
- install
- inter
- intersperse
- introduce
- jar
- juxtapose
- ladle
- laic
- laity
- lay
- lay aside
- lay away
- lay out
- lay over
- lay to rest
- layer
- lean
- levy
- lie
- load
- machinate
- marshal
- middle
- minstrelsy
- misplace
- move
- nestle
- nonprofessional
- organise
- organize
- parallelize
- park
- perch
- pigeonhole
- pile
- pillow
- place
- place down
- place upright
- plant
- poem
- poise
- pose
- posit
- position
- postpose
- prepare
- prepose
- profane
- put
- put back
- put down
- put in
- rack
- rack up
- rail
- rebury
- recess
- recline
- replace
- repose
- reposition
- rest
- seat
- secular
- seed
- set
- set down
- set up
- settle
- settle down
- shelve
- ship
- sign
- siphon
- sit
- sit down
- situate
- snuggle
- song
- sow
- space
- spawn
- stand
- stand up
- step
- stick in
- stratify
- superimpose
- superpose
- tee
- tee up
- throw
- thrust
- trench
- underlay
- upend
- verse form
- vocal
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