secularize meaning

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

American spelling of secularise (British). See -ise / -ize spelling.

secularize has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

secularize as a verb

make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
- Ataturk secularized Turkey
Synonyms: secularise
Type of: change state
Related forms: secularization
transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
Synonyms: desacralize
Type of: transfer
Related forms: secularization

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

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

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