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Secularization

Secularization Meaning & Definition
Secularization Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Secularization?

[n] transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
[n] the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion

Synonyms | Synonyms for Secularization: secularisation

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See Also | change | transfer | transference

Secularization In Webster's Dictionary

\Sec`u*lar*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]cularisation.] The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the secularization of church property.

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