verb · transitive

laicize

laicize · laicizes · laicized · laicizing

To convert from church-controlled to independent of the churchTo convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.

/ˈleɪ.ɪ.saɪz/

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
They will laicise each of the schools in the district.
(transitive)To reduce from clergy to layman.
Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest.
reduce to lay status
(intransitive)To convert to lay status.
The soup kitchen laicised, it moved out of the church and registered as an independent non-profit.

2 languages

laicizes, laicizing, laicized, laicized

regular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	laicize
he, she, it	laicizes

all persons

laicized

I, you, we, they	have laicized
he, she, it	has laicized

all persons

will laicize

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