Sentence examples for secular ruler from inspiring English sources

Others praised Mr. Hussein, a secular ruler often reviled by religious leaders.

But, as a determinedly secular ruler, he lacks the international ideological underpinning fascism gave Hitler.

Remember, it was ruled by the Shah of Iran, who was a secular ruler, hereditary ruler of Iran.

In the Byzantine Empire, the secular ruler was called "priest and emperor" and exercised authority as head of the church.

Deep down, they have always known that establishment is theologically dubious, in the role it assigns to a secular ruler.

The role of the secular ruler in the West is not as extensive, even as we will see soon under Charlemagne.

But its secular rulers are doing their best to give secularism a bad name.

Bangladesh is still a long way from becoming a hardline Islamic state, but its secular rulers are doing their best to give secularism a bad name.

Such divides were fomented by secular rulers, he said, with the dueling popes each claiming legitimacy.

Arab youths appeared to be following Iran's script, rising up against secular rulers.

Paul's second distinctive and long-lasting admonition concerns obedience to secular rulers.