sec·u·lar·iza·tion \ˌsekyələrə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌrīˈz-\noun (-s) Etymology: French sécularisation, from Middle French secularisation, from seculariser + -ation : the act or process of secularizing : the condition of being secularized < demands for secularization of the schools > < the increasing secularization of our culture > — contrasted with sanctification