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Recent Examples of secularism
An African cardinal from Guinea, Sarah, 79, is viewed as a spiritual and theological standard-bearer for conservative Catholics, as critics of Francis have argued the late pope was too heavily influenced by modern secularism.
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Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Her modest attire was very much at odds with her husband’s avowed secularism.
—Nell Zink, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The bill purports to defend the principle of laïcité, or the secularism embodied in the French constitution and legal framework.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Putin believes in authoritarianism, in a strong Russian state, in the rehabilitation of the country’s Soviet past, and in a Russian civilization that is superior to a West corrupted by secularism and individualism.
—Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Her modest attire was very much at odds with her husband’s avowed secularism.
—Nell Zink, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The bill purports to defend the principle of laïcité, or the secularism embodied in the French constitution and legal framework.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Putin believes in authoritarianism, in a strong Russian state, in the rehabilitation of the country’s Soviet past, and in a Russian civilization that is superior to a West corrupted by secularism and individualism.
—Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secularism
Noun
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But in his first homily on Friday since being made leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo highlighted the church’s fight against rising atheism.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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In the United States, where various types of Protestantism used to be associated with elite culture, Catholicism has risen on the right, while various evangelical, and both Catholicism more tolerant nondenominational Christian churches, have grown, as opposed to more popular atheism or agnosticism.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades.—
Ervand Abrahamian,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2016
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The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate.—
Katherine Howell,
National Review,
30 Nov. 2023
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“Secularism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secularism. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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