Question
Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans.”
All European visitors were struck by the Oba’s position as both the spiritual and the secular head of the kingdom, and the Benin brass plaques are principally concerned with praising him.
What context clue provides an antonym for the word secular?
“visitors”
“spiritual”
“kingdom”
“concerned”
All European visitors were struck by the Oba’s position as both the spiritual and the secular head of the kingdom, and the Benin brass plaques are principally concerned with praising him.
What context clue provides an antonym for the word secular?
“visitors”
“spiritual”
“kingdom”
“concerned”
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The context clue that provides an antonym for the word "secular" is “spiritual.” The term "secular" refers to something that is not religious or related to religion, while "spiritual" refers to something connected to religion or the spirit.