the view that public education and other matters of civil policy should be conducted without the introduction of a religious element

to deal or bargain with another or others

to withdraw or be in seclusion

the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending

a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment

a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack

a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority

(of an animal or its meat) slaughtered or prepared in the manner prescribed by Islamic law

a state of being completely puzzled or confused; perplexed

being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minmal