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Secularize

Secularize Meaning & Definition
Secularize Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Secularize?

[v] make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey"
[v] transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control

Synonyms | Synonyms for Secularize: secularise

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See Also | change state | transfer | turn

Secularize In Webster's Dictionary

\Sec"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secularized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Secularizing}.] [Cf. F. s['e]culaiser.] 1. To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk. 2. To convert from spiritual or common use; as, to secularize a church, or church property. At the Reformation the abbey was secularized. --W. Coxe. 3. To make worldly or unspiritual. --Bp. Horsley.

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