sec´u|lar|iz´er

sec´u|lar|iz´er
sec|u|lar|ize «SEHK yuh luh ryz», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
1. to make secular or worldly; separate from religious connection or influence: »

to secularize Sunday, to secularize the schools.

2. to transfer (property) from the possession of the church to that of the government.
3. to transfer (clergy) from regular or monastic to secular: »

to secularize a monk.

sec´u|lar|iz´er, noun.

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