laicise
əˌsaɪz verb (used with object), la·i·cized, la·i·ciz·ing.
to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize: to laicize a school; to laicize the office of headmaster.
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| —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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| 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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