2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Secularization \Sec`u*lar*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]cularisation.] The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the secularization of church property. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: secularization n 1: the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion [syn: {secularisation}] 2: transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession [syn: {secularisation}]
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