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laicize
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la·i·cize  (l-sz)
tr.v. la·i·cized, la·i·ciz·ing, la·i·ciz·es
1. To free from ecclesiastical control; give over to laypeople.
2. To change to lay status; secularize.
lai·ci·zation (-s-zshn) n.
laicize, laicise [ˈleɪɪˌsaɪz]
vb
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to withdraw clerical or ecclesiastical character or status from (an institution, building, etc.)
laicization , laicisation n
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Verb1.laicize - reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools"
laicise
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Translations
laicize [ˈleɪɪsaɪz] VT → laicizar
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