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Meanings of secular state in English

Russian
светское государство
Portuguese
país sem religião oficial
Spanish
estado secular
Catalan
estat laic

State or country purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion.

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        светское государство
        Usage of secular state in English
        1
        Public prayer has no place in the institutions of a secular state.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Turkey, an officially secular state, recognised Israel soon after its establishment in 1948.
        Reuters
        3
        The attack forced the secular state to confront the presence of violent militants.
        Reuters
        4
        Indonesia, a secular state, has the world's largest population of Muslims.
        Reuters
        5
        Cameroon is a largely secular state where 70 percent are Christian.
        Reuters
        6
        Kazakhstan is in reality an increasingly modern, prosperous secular state.
        The Guardian
        7
        It is now a tolerant, secular state which has survived economic and democratic crises.
        The Guardian
        8
        Cuba became a secular state and allowed religious worship even by card-carrying Communist Party members.
        Reuters
        9
        The president doesn't want the Eastern Alliance to break away and form a secular state.
        Carte Blanche
        10
        The constitution stipulates that Russia is a secular state.
        Reuters
        11
        It has become a secular state, with Hinduism the prominent religion of the Nepali people.
        The Irish Times
        12
        Turkey is a secular state (separation of religion and government).
        The South African
        13
        Tamimi now advocates for one secular state in all the land shared by Israelis and Palestinians.
        The Guardian
        14
        Ireland is a secular state in this sense.
        The Irish Times
        15
        The secular state doesn't have that freedom; it must avoid the pitfalls of discrimination against any grouping.
        The Irish Times
        16
        A dozen states across Nigeria's north have Sharia law in place, although they have secular state governments.
        The Guardian
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