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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.

Related terms
светское государство
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Examples for "confessional state"
Examples for "confessional state"
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With justification, many have blamed an intolerant confessional State dominated by a peculiarly puritanical strain of Catholicism for this system.
The Irish Times
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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