secularize

Other forms: secularized; secularizing; secularizes

Definitions of secularize
  1. verb
    make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
    “Ataturk secularized Turkey”
    synonyms: secularise
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    type of:
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  2. verb
    transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
    synonyms: desacralize
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    type of:
    transfer
    cause to change ownership
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