laicizationn.
/ˌleɪᵻsʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌleɪəsəˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌleɪəˌsaɪˈzeɪʃən/ The action or process of rendering lay or subjecting to lay control.
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society > faith > church government > laity > [noun] > jurisdiction of > placing under
laicization1881
1881 Sat. Rev. 9 July 37/2 The example of England was frequently quoted in support of this process of ‘laicization’.
1884 Church Times 13 June 445/3 There is one reform which we desire to see carried out..that is what we may call the laicisation of the parish churches.
1889 Times 5 Jan. 5/3 The laicization of the hospitals has provoked, and still provokes, extreme irritation.
1896 Speaker 25 July 102/2 The laicisation of elementary education may easily be exaggerated.
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