secularize

[ sek-yuh-luh-rahyz ]

/ ˈsɛk yə ləˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), sec·u·lar·ized, sec·u·lar·iz·ing.

to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.

to change (clergy) from regular to secular.

to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use.

Also especially British, sec·u·lar·ise .

Origin of secularize

First recorded in 1605–15; secular + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM secularize

sec·u·lar·i·za·tion, nounsec·u·lar·iz·er, nouno·ver·sec·u·lar·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·sec·u·lar·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·sec·u·lar·ized, o·ver·sec·u·lar·iz·ing.

un·sec·u·lar·ized, adjective

Words nearby secularize

sectorial, secular, secular humanism, secularism, secularity, secularize, secular tertiaries, secund, Secunderabad, secundigravida, secundine

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Example sentences from the Web for secularize

And, as we all know, “this ‘war on Christmas’ is the tip of the spear in a larger battle to secularize our culture.”
Sarah Palin Is Here to Save Christmas, Thank God|Candida Moss|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As there is nothing which the heart cannot sanctify, so is there nothing which it may not secularize.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
It was intended to check the tendency to secularize benefices.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845|Various
In their opinion, it was impious to secularize ecclesiastical property, and turn it aside to profane purposes.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle

The Carmelites had persecuted him in his youth, and in the end the prior had driven him to secularize himself.
Mauprat|George Sand
The Pope who shall dare to secularize a foot-breadth of land which has been gifted to the Church is by that law accursed.
Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber|James Aitken Wylie

British Dictionary definitions for secularize

secularize

secularise

/ (ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪz) /

verb (tr)

to change from religious or sacred to secular functions, etc

to dispense from allegiance to a religious order

law to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use

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 of secularize

secularization or secularisation, nounsecularizer or seculariser, noun

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单词	secularize
释义	secularize [ sek-yuh-luh-rahyz ] / ˈsɛk yə ləˌraɪz / verb (used with object), sec·u·lar·ized, sec·u·lar·iz·ing. to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism. to change (clergy) from regular to secular. to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use. Also especially British, sec·u·lar·ise . Origin of secularize First recorded in 1605–15; secular + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM secularize sec·u·lar·i·za·tion, nounsec·u·lar·iz·er, nouno·ver·sec·u·lar·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·sec·u·lar·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·sec·u·lar·ized, o·ver·sec·u·lar·iz·ing. un·sec·u·lar·ized, adjective Words nearby secularize sectorial, secular, secular humanism, secularism, secularity, secularize, secular tertiaries, secund, Secunderabad, secundigravida, secundine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for secularize And, as we all know, “this ‘war on Christmas’ is the tip of the spear in a larger battle to secularize our culture.” Sarah Palin Is Here to Save Christmas, Thank God\|Candida Moss\|November 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST As there is nothing which the heart cannot sanctify, so is there nothing which it may not secularize. Studies of Christianity\|James Martineau It was intended to check the tendency to secularize benefices. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845\|Various In their opinion, it was impious to secularize ecclesiastical property, and turn it aside to profane purposes. History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3\|Henry Thomas Buckle The Carmelites had persecuted him in his youth, and in the end the prior had driven him to secularize himself. Mauprat\|George Sand The Pope who shall dare to secularize a foot-breadth of land which has been gifted to the Church is by that law accursed. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber\|James Aitken Wylie British Dictionary definitions for secularize secularize secularise / (ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪz) / verb (tr) to change from religious or sacred to secular functions, etc to dispense from allegiance to a religious order law to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use 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 of secularize secularization or secularisation, nounsecularizer or seculariser, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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