un secularized

sec·u·lar·ize

[sek-yuh-luh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), sec·u·lar·ized, sec·u·lar·iz·ing.
1.
to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
2.
to change (clergy) from regular to secular.
3.
to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use.
Also, especially British, sec·u·lar·ise.


Origin:
1605–15; secular + -ize

sec·u·lar·i·za·tion, noun
sec·u·lar·iz·er, noun
o·ver·sec·u·lar·i·za·tion, 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
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secularize or secularise (ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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
 
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