seculari'zation
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secularize or secularise (ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to change from religious or sacred to secular functions, etc |
| 2. | to dispense from allegiance to a religious order |
| 3. | law to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use |
| 4. | English legal history to transfer (an offender) from the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts to that of the civil courts for the imposition of a more severe punishment |
| secularise or secularise | |
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| seculari'zation or secularise | |
| —n | |
| seculari'sation or secularise | |
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| 'secularizer or secularise | |
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| 'seculariser or secularise | |
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