# secularism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/ · frequency rank #28,012

## Definitions
1. Neutrality towards all religions.
2. The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.

## Etymology
From secular + -ism.

## Common misspellings (15)
`escularism`, `sceularism`, `seccularism`, `secluarism`, `secualrism`, `seculairsm`, `secularims`, `secularismm`, `secularissm`, `secularrism`, `secularsim`, `secullarism`, `seculraism`, `seuclarism`, `ssecularism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/secularism