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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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Summary

secular state is a form of state[1]. It draws 18,038 Wikipedia views per month (form of state category, ranking #3 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: state[3]
  • Opposite of: confessional state[4]
  • Facet of: state and religion[5]
  • Partially coincident with: Estado aconfesional[6]
  • Has characteristic: secularity[7]
  • Different from: state atheism[8]

Why It Matters

secular state has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 45 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w 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| */ Determination method or standard: record linkage, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
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