ˌsekyələrə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌrīˈz- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French sécularisation, from Middle French secularisation, from seculariser + -ation
: the act or process of secularizing : the condition of being secularized
demands for secularization of the schools
the increasing secularization of our culture
— contrasted with sanctification