Pious
Pious adjective - Showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue.
Usage example: a pious woman who decided to become a nun
Secular
Secular adjective - Not involving religion or religious matters.
Usage example: that's an issue for the secular authorities, not the church
Both words in one sentence
- In the largely secular UK, wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough is held in the kind of esteem that more pious nations ascribe to saints, gurus and swamis.
Source: Creator Worship - Church Militant: Not exactly church, as they are formally allied with Ordo Malleus of Inquisition, which is formally a secular organisation, but still the one of the most pious and religion-heavy chapters.
Source: Literature / Grey Knights
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