The question that France is posing to the world is this: Can one progress toward true respect of these universal values without relying on some sort of ‘laicity’?
With gusto, they embraced the Republican ideal of laicite (laicity) which eschews group difference in the name of a common French political culture and simultaneously frowns upon the entry of religion into the French public square.
Definition of laicity in US English:
laicity
nounlāˈisədē
formal
The principles, status, or influence of the laity.
〈正式〉俗人身份；俗人影响
Example sentencesExamples
With gusto, they embraced the Republican ideal of laicite (laicity) which eschews group difference in the name of a common French political culture and simultaneously frowns upon the entry of religion into the French public square.
The question that France is posing to the world is this: Can one progress toward true respect of these universal values without relying on some sort of ‘laicity’?