George Jacob Holyoake was an English secularist, co-operator and newspaper editor. He coined the terms secularism in 1851 and "jingoism" in 1878. He edited a secularist paper, the Reasoner, from 1846 to June 1861, and a co-operative one, The English Leader, in 1864–1867.
George Holyoake
Holyoake's name on the lower section of the Reformers memorial, Kensal Green Cemetery
Holyoake House in Manchester, home to Co-operatives UK and the Co-operative College.
The grave of George Holyoake, Highgate Cemetery, London
Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, uninvolved with religion.
The British writer George Holyoake (1817–1906) employed the term "secularism" in 1851.