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secularize
sec·u·lar·ize S0209400 (sĕk′yə-lə-rīz′)tr.v. sec·u·lar·ized, sec·u·lar·iz·ing, sec·u·lar·iz·es 1. To transfer from ecclesiastical or religious to civil or lay use or ownership: "The ... government ... had secularized the charitable institutions of the Church" (David I. Kertzer).2. To draw away from religious orientation; make worldly: a society that has become secularized.3. To lift the monastic restrictions from (a member of the clergy). sec′u·lar·i·za′tion (-lər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.secularize (ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪz) or secularisevb (tr) 1. to change from religious or sacred to secular functions, etc2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to dispense from allegiance to a religious order3. (Law) law to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use4. (Law) English legal history to transfer (an offender) from the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts to that of the civil courts for the imposition of a more severe punishment ˌseculariˈzation, ˌseculariˈsation n ˈsecularˌizer, ˈsecularˌiser nsec•u•lar•ize (ˈsɛk yə ləˌraɪz) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. 1. to make secular; separate from religious connection or influences; make worldly. 2. to change (clergy) from regular to secular. 3. to transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use. sec`u•lar•i•za′tion, n. secularize Past participle: secularized Gerund: secularizing
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secularize | secularize |
Present |
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I secularize | you secularize | he/she/it secularizes | we secularize | you secularize | they secularize |
Preterite |
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I secularized | you secularized | he/she/it secularized | we secularized | you secularized | they secularized |
Present Continuous |
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I am secularizing | you are secularizing | he/she/it is secularizing | we are secularizing | you are secularizing | they are secularizing |
Present Perfect |
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I have secularized | you have secularized | he/she/it has secularized | we have secularized | you have secularized | they have secularized |
Past Continuous |
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I was secularizing | you were secularizing | he/she/it was secularizing | we were secularizing | you were secularizing | they were secularizing |
Past Perfect |
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I had secularized | you had secularized | he/she/it had secularized | we had secularized | you had secularized | they had secularized |
Future |
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I will secularize | you will secularize | he/she/it will secularize | we will secularize | you will secularize | they will secularize |
Future Perfect |
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I will have secularized | you will have secularized | he/she/it will have secularized | we will have secularized | you will have secularized | they will have secularized |
Future Continuous |
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I will be secularizing | you will be secularizing | he/she/it will be secularizing | we will be secularizing | you will be secularizing | they will be secularizing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been secularizing | you have been secularizing | he/she/it has been secularizing | we have been secularizing | you have been secularizing | they have been secularizing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been secularizing | you will have been secularizing | he/she/it will have been secularizing | we will have been secularizing | you will have been secularizing | they will have been secularizing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been secularizing | you had been secularizing | he/she/it had been secularizing | we had been secularizing | you had been secularizing | they had been secularizing |
Conditional |
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I would secularize | you would secularize | he/she/it would secularize | we would secularize | you would secularize | they would secularize |
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I would have secularized | you would have secularized | he/she/it would have secularized | we would have secularized | you would have secularized | they would have secularized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | secularize - make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey"secularisechange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | 2. | secularize - transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or controldesacralizetransfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeesecularFinancialSeeSecularsecularize
Synonyms for secularizeverb make secular and draw away from a religious orientationSynonymsRelated Wordsverb transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or controlSynonymsRelated Words |