2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Secularize \Sec"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secularized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Secularizing}.] [Cf. F. s['e]culariser.] 1. To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk. [1913 Webster] 2. To convert from spiritual to secular or common use; as, to secularize a church, or church property. [1913 Webster] At the Reformation the abbey was secularized. --W. Coxe. [1913 Webster] 3. To make worldly or unspiritual. --Bp. Horsley. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: secularize v 1: make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey" [syn: {secularise}] 2: transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
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