secularize
to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
to change (clergy) from regular to secular.
to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use.
Origin of secularize
1- Also especially British, sec·u·lar·ise .
Other words from secularize
- sec·u·lar·i·za·tion [sek-yuh-luh-rahy-zey-shuhn] /ˌsɛk yə lə raɪˈzeɪ ʃən/ noun
- sec·u·lar·iz·er, noun
- o·ver·sec·u·lar·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·sec·u·lar·ized, o·ver·sec·u·lar·iz·ing.
- un·sec·u·lar·ized, adjective
Words Nearby secularize
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How to use secularize in a sentence
And, as we all know, “this ‘war on Christmas’ is the tip of the spear in a larger battle to secularize our culture.”
Sarah Palin Is Here to Save Christmas, Thank God | Candida Moss | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Carmelites had persecuted him in his youth, and in the end the prior had driven him to secularize himself.
Mauprat | George SandIn their opinion, it was impious to secularize ecclesiastical property, and turn it aside to profane purposes.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3 | Henry Thomas BuckleAs there is nothing which the heart cannot sanctify, so is there nothing which it may not secularize.
Studies of Christianity | James MartineauThe great measure in contemplation is to secularize the Vacoufs.
Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy | Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton
The Pope who shall dare to secularize a foot-breadth of land which has been gifted to the Church is by that law accursed.
Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber | James Aitken Wylie
British Dictionary definitions for secularize
secularise
/ (ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪz) /
to change from religious or sacred to secular functions, etc
to dispense from allegiance to a religious order
law to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use
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
Derived forms of secularize
- secularization or secularisation, noun
- secularizer or seculariser, noun
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