to change from religious or sacred to secular functions, etc
2.
to dispense from allegiance to a religious order
3. law
to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use
4. English legal history
to transfer (an offender) from the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts to that of the civil courts for the imposition of a more severe punishment
Derived forms
secularization (ˌseculariˈzation) or secularisation (ˌseculariˈsation)
noun
secularizer (ˈsecularˌizer) or seculariser (ˈsecularˌiser)
noun
secularize in American English
(ˈsɛkjələˌraɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsecularˌized or ˈsecularˌizing
1.
a.
to change from religious to civil ownership or use
b.
to deprive of religious character, influence, or significance
c.
to convert to secularism
2.
to release by church authority from religious vows and from connection with a monastery or similar religious institute; give secular status to