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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesedificio secular
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-di-fi-sjo se-ku-lar
"El ayuntamiento es un edificio secular de gran importancia histórica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A physical structure or edifice designed for non-religious, civil, commercial, or residential purposes rather than for worship.
"The medieval town hall stands as a fine example of a surviving secular building." - 2
Any architectural construction dedicated to public administration, civic life, or private habitation without religious affiliation.
"Urban planners preserved several historic secular buildings during the downtown redevelopment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'saecularis' (pertaining to an age or generation, later meaning worldly) combined with the Old English 'byldan' (to build, construct). The term emerged in architectural and historical discourse to distinguish non-religious, civil, and domestic structures from sacred ecclesiastical architecture.
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bâtiment séculier
Transliteration: ba-ti-mān se-ku-lye
"Cet ancien hôtel de ville est un bâtiment séculier remarquable."
weltliches Gebäude
Transliteration: veltliches gəbɔɪdə
"Das Rathaus ist ein wichtiges weltliches Gebäude in der Altstadt."
edificio laico
Transliteration: e-di-fi-cio lai-co
"Il palazzo comunale è un tipico edificio laico del periodo medievale."
edificio secular
Transliteration: e-di-fi-sjo se-ku-lar
"El ayuntamiento es un edificio secular de gran importancia histórica."
edifício secular
Transliteration: e-di-fi-su se-ku-lar
"A antiga câmara municipal é um edifício secular preservado."
धमकातीत भवन
Transliteration: dharamatita bhavan
Script: धर्मनिरपेक्ष भवन
"यह पुराना प्रशासनिक भवन एक धर्मनिरपेक्ष भवन है।"
世俗建筑
Transliteration: shì sú jiàn zhù
"这座中世纪的市政厅是一座典型的世俗建筑。"
세속 건축물
Transliteration: sesok geonchugmul
"그 시청사는 중요한 역사적 세속 건축물이다."
世俗建築物
Transliteration: sesoku kenchikubutsu
"その古い市庁舎は貴重な世俗建築物です。"
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