Secularize — Sec u*lar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secularized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Secularizing}.] [Cf. F. s[ e]culariser.] 1. To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk. [1913 Webster] 2. To convert from spiritual to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secularize — (v.) 1610s, from SECULAR (Cf. secular) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Secularized; secularizing … Etymology dictionary
secularize — (Amer.) sec·u·lar·ize || sekjÉ™lÉ™raɪz / kjÊŠl v. make secular; make nonreligious; make worldly (also secularise) … English contemporary dictionary
secularize — [sek′yə lə rīz΄] vt. secularized, secularizing [Fr séculariser < LL(Ec) saecularis: see SECULAR] 1. a) to change from religious to civil ownership or use b) to deprive of religious character, influence, or significance c) to convert to… … English World dictionary
secularize — UK [ˈsekjʊləraɪz] / US [ˈsekjələrˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms secularize : present tense I/you/we/they secularize he/she/it secularizes present participle secularizing past tense secularized past participle secularized to make something… … English dictionary
secularize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1611 1. to make secular 2. to transfer from ecclesiastical to civil or lay use, possession, or control 3. to convert to or imbue with secularism • secularization noun • secularizer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
secularize — secularization, n. secularizer, n. /sek yeuh leuh ruyz /, v.t., secularized, secularizing. 1. to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism. 2. to change… … Universalium
secularize — verb To make secular … Wiktionary
secularize — sec|u|lar|ize also secularise BrE [ˈsekjuləraız] v [T] to remove the control or influence of religious groups from a society or an institution >secularization [ˌsekjuləraıˈzeıʃən US rə ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
secularize — sec|u|lar|ize [ sekjələr,aız ] verb transitive to make something less religious or stop it from being controlled by religion ╾ sec|u|lar|i|za|tion [ sekjələr, zeıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
