Secularist
(noun)
A person who holds the belief that religion should not play a role in government, education, or other public aspects of life.
Origin:
From latin saeculum "age, generation" + -ist.
Examples:
- The politician was a secularist.
- The organization promotes secularism and the separation of church and state.
- Secularists believe that the government should be neutral on matters of religion.
- The secularist movement has been gaining ground in recent years.
- Secularists argue that religious considerations should be excluded from government policy.