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secular state

form of state whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion
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secular state

Summary

secular state is a form of state[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • secular state's instance of is recorded as form of state[3].
  • secular state is a type of state[4].
  • secular state is the opposite of confessional state[5].
  • secular state's facet of is recorded as state and religion[6].
  • secular state's partially coincident with is recorded as Q23929948[7].
  • secular state's has characteristic is recorded as secularity[8].
  • secular state's different from is recorded as state atheism[9].

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Definition and Type

secular state's instance of is recorded as form of state[3]. It is a type of state[4]. It is the opposite of confessional state[5].

Why It Matters

secular state has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → state and religion
    Has characteristic → secularity
    Subclass of → state
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P459]]: [[Q1266546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
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