Hyphenation of secular

How to hyphenate secular

Because it is a word with a single syllable, secular is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

secular

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 7
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 7
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: secular

Definitions of secular

secular is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
noun
A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
noun
A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
adjective
Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
adjective
Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.
Example: secular clergy in Catholicism
adjective
Happening once in an age or century.
Example: The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next.
adjective
Continuing over a long period of time, long-term.
Example: The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena.
adjective
Centuries-old, ancient.
adjective
Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
adjective
(atomic physics) Unperturbed over time.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.