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Secularity (adjective form secular,〔''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.'' "Secularity". ("1. The condition or quality of being secular. 2. Something secular.")〕 from Latin ''saecularis'' meaning "worldly" or "temporal") is the state of being separate from religion, or not being exclusively allied with or against any particular religion. For instance, eating and bathing may be regarded as examples of secular activities, because there may not be anything inherently religious about them. Nevertheless, both eating and bathing are regarded as sacraments in some religious traditions, and therefore would be religious activities in those world views. Saying a prayer derived from religious text or doctrine, worshipping through the context of a religion, and attending a religious school are examples of religious (non-secular) activities. A related term, secularism, is the principle that government institutions and their representatives should remain separate from religious institutions, their beliefs, and their dignitaries. Most businesses and corporations, and some governments, are secular organizations. ==Etymology and definitions== ''Secular'' and ''secularity'' derive from the Latin word ''saecularis'' meaning "of a generation'', ''belonging to an age". The Christian doctrine that God exists outside time led medieval Western culture to use ''secular'' to indicate separation from specifically religious affairs and involvement in temporal ones. This does not necessarily imply hostility to God or religion, though some use the term this way (see "secularism", below); Martin Luther used to speak of "secular work" as a vocation from God for most Christians. According to cultural anthropologists such as Jack David Eller, secularity is best understood, not as being "anti-religious", but as being "religiously neutral" since many activities in religious bodies are secular themselves and most versions of secularity do not lead to irreligiosity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Secularity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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