Part one of term paper
1. Of members of the clergy: Living `in the world' and not in monastic seclusion, as distinguished from `regular' and `religious'. 2. Belonging to the world and its affairs as distinguished from the church and religion; civil, lay, temporal. Chiefly used as a negative term, with the meaning non-ecclesiastical, non-religious, or non-sacred. ...

Part two of term paper
... definition of the phrase "secular ethics", the meaning that can be derived from the two separate words is: The rules and principles that humans in general practice and respect in everyday life as opposed to the ethics of religion, politics, or medical treatment. I believe that secular ethics are a very significant part of everyone's life and every person must make decisions on what ethics to practice and live by. Secular ethics is very important for college students, because as each student begi ...