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Laicize

[ley-uh-sahyz]

verb (used with object), -cized, -ciz·ing.

to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize: to laicize a school; to laicize the office of headmaster.

Also, especially British, la·i·cise.

Origin:
1790–1800; laic + -ize

Related forms

la·i·ci·za·tion

[ley-uh-suh-zey-shuhn] , noun

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laicize or laicise (ˈleɪɪˌsaɪz)

—vb
	(tr) to withdraw clerical or ecclesiastical character or status from (an institution, building, etc)

laicise or laicise

—vb

laici'zation or laicise

—n

laici'sation or laicise

—n

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