ˈsekyələˌrīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French séculariser, from Middle French seculariser, from Late Latin saecularis secular, worldly, pagan + Middle French -iser -ize
1. : to make secular
those centuries secularized our belief — Max Lerner
2. : to transfer from ecclesiastical to civil or lay use, possession, or control
the abbey … was secularized in 1535 — Times Literary Supplement
3. : to convert to or imbue with secularism
European civilization became secularized — Stringfellow Barr