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secular state
Sign in to saveform of state whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion
A secular state is a government that doesn't officially favor or promote any particular religion, instead remaining neutral on religious matters. This arrangement matters because it aims to protect religious freedom for all citizens while keeping government decisions based on non-religious reasoning.
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- Instance of
- form of state
- Subclass of
- state
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- has characteristic
- secularity
- opposite of
- confessional state
- different from
- state atheism
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States with no state religion States with state religion Ambiguous states or no data
Religious persecution
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