secularly
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• adverb
In a worldly or temporal manner; without reference to religion, spirituality, or ecclesiastical authority.
"The public school system is administered secularly to ensure that students of all backgrounds feel equally included."
Over a very long period of time, such as an age or century, or as a persistent long-term trend rather than a short-term or cyclical fluctuation (especially in economics and astronomy).
"Interest rates have been declining secularly over the past several decades despite occasional cyclical rebounds."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the adjective 'secular' and the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Secular' derives from Old French 'seculer' and Latin 'saecularis' (of an age, generation, or the world), from 'saeculum' (generation, century, or worldly life as opposed to the eternal realm of the church).