secularize

• Rendre quelque chose laïque ou séculier, retirer l'influence ou le contrôle religieux ou ecclésiastique sur quelque chose.

A verb meaning to make something secular, to remove religious or ecclesiastical influence or control from something.

1. Remove religious influenceC1formal

   To make something less religious or to separate it from religious control or influence.

   Séculariser (retirer l'influence religieuse)

   • The government moved to secularize the education system by removing religious instruction from public schools.
   • Many European countries began to secularize their institutions during the Enlightenment.
   • The movement aimed to secularize public holidays and ceremonies.

   Synonymesdeconsecratedesacralizelaicize

   Antonymesconsecratehallowsanctify

2. Transfer from religious to civil controlC1formal

   To transfer property, institutions, or functions from ecclesiastical or religious authority to civil or state authority.

   Séculariser (transfert au pouvoir civil)

   • The new law allowed the state to secularize church-owned lands.
   • During the revolution, the government secularized many monasteries and converted them into public buildings.
   • The process to secularize the hospital took several years of legal negotiations.

   Synonymesdeconsecratelaicize

   Antonymesconsecratesanctify