laicize
verb (used with object)
to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize.
laicise
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a variation of
laicize.
Example Sentences
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When he succeeded to the post of Premier, it began to be evident that he would forthwith proceed to laicise Spain according to his old vow.
From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Francis A. (Francis Aloysius) Cunningham
