secularise meaning

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secularise (verb): make secular and draw away from a religious orientation.

Spelling: secularise (British) · secularize (American)

Definition of secularise

  1. make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
    • Ataturk secularized Turkey

    Synonyms: secularize

    Type of: change state

    Related forms: secularisation

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in SE · 10-letter words

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