secularize

sec·u·lar·ize  (sky-l-rz)

tr.v. sec·u·lar·ized, sec·u·lar·iz·ing, sec·u·lar·iz·es

1. To transfer from ecclesiastical or religious to civil or lay use or ownership.

2. To draw away from religious orientation; make worldly.

3. To lift the monastic restrictions from (a member of the clergy).

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secu·lar·i·zation (-lr--zshn) n.

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secularize, secularise [ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪz]

vb (tr)

1. to change from religious or sacred to secular functions, etc.

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to dispense from allegiance to a religious order

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

4. (Law) 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

secularization , secularisation n

secularizer , seculariser n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	secularize - make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey" secularise change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	2.	secularize - transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control desacralize transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

Translations

secularize [ˈsekjʊləraɪz] VT → secularizar

secularize

vt → säkularisieren

secularize [ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪz] vt → secolarizzare

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secularize [ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪz] vt → secolarizzare