Word: secularism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sec
u
lar
ism
Definition: The political belief in the separation of church and state i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.
Morphemes:
Affix: secular
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saeculum
Language: la
Decoded: saeculum
Meaning: generation; century
Affix: -āris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.