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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.

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lai·ci·zation (-s-zshn) n.

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laicize, laicise [ˈleɪɪˌsaɪz]

vb

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to withdraw clerical or ecclesiastical character or status from (an institution, building, etc.)

laicization , laicisation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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