to secularize Sunday, to secularize the schools.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sec·u·lar·ize — … Useful english dictionary
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… … Useful english dictionary
sec — sec·a·lin; sec·a·lose; sec·a·mo·ne; sec; sec·a·teur; Sec·co·tine; sec·o·barbital; sec·odont; Sec·o·nal; sec·ond·ar·i·ly; sec·ond·ar·i·ness; sec·ond hand·ed·ness; sec·ond·ly; sec·ond·ness; sec·re·taire; sec·re·tar·i·al; sec·re·tar·i·at;… … English syllables
lar — acap·su·lar; acel·lu·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; acic·u·lar; ac·i·no·tu·bu·lar; ad·mi·nic·u·lar; ad·u·lar·ia; ae·dic·u·lar; afla·gel·lar; aglo·mer·u·lar; agui·lar·ite; ali·vin·cu·lar; al·lar·gan·do; al·ve·o·lar·i·form; am·phi·sty·lar; … English syllables
ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… … English syllables
secularize — sec·u·lar·ize … English syllables
secularize — sec|u|lar|ize [ sekjələr,aız ] verb transitive to make something less religious or stop it from being controlled by religion ╾ sec|u|lar|i|za|tion [ sekjələr, zeıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
secularize — sec•u•lar•ize [[t]ˈsɛk yə ləˌraɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) rel to make secular; separate from religious connection or influences; make worldly 2) rel to change (clergy) from regular to secular 3) rel to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical… … From formal English to slang
secularize — sec|u|lar|ize also secularise BrE [ˈsekjuləraız] v [T] to remove the control or influence of religious groups from a society or an institution >secularization [ˌsekjuləraıˈzeıʃən US rə ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
