noun

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

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

3. A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

adjective

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

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

3. Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.

   “secular clergy in Catholicism”

Synonyms: multisecular, plurisecular, worldly