laicize
[ ley-uh-sahyz ]
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.
Origin of laicize
1- Also especially British, la·i·cise .
Other words from laicize
- la·i·ci·za·tion [ley-uh-suh-zey-shuhn], /ˌleɪ ə səˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for laicize
laicize
laicise
/ (ˈleɪɪˌsaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to withdraw clerical or ecclesiastical character or status from (an institution, building, etc)
Derived forms of laicize
- laicization or laicisation, noun
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