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secularization

noun
/ˈsɛkjələɹaɪˌzeɪʃən/CA

Etymology

From secularize + -ation.

  1. derived from saeculāris — “of the age”
  2. derived from seculer
  3. inherited from seculer
  4. formed as secularize — “secular + -ize”
  5. suffixed as secularization — “secularize + ation”

Definitions

  1. The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and…

    The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.

  2. The deconsecration of a church.

  3. The act of becoming secular.

    • Wojtyla and Mazowiecki come from the same Krakow intellectual circles that advocated the secularization of politics and led the recent efforts for Polish-Jewish dialogue.
    • [C]onservative Christian organizations have pushed back against what they describe as the secularization of Christmas.
    • [H]e took advantage of several developments: the ongoing secularization of art and painting’s growing attention to actual people, and its rising status as portable market commodity.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for secularization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA