secularization
/ˌsɛkjələrəˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of removing religious influence or control from something, such as society, government, or institutions.
- The country's secularization led to new laws separating church and state.
- The secularization of public schools means they no longer hold daily prayers.
- Many historians study the secularization of Europe during the Enlightenment.
- The act of converting religious property or institutions to non-religious use.
- The secularization of the cathedral's adjacent buildings created space for community offices.
- After the revolution, the government ordered the secularization of all church lands.
- The secularization of the old monastery turned it into a museum.
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