laicize
verb (used with object)
to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize.
laicization
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a word derived from
laicize.
Example Sentences
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The letter included a statement about the removal, called laicization, that it said was approved by the Dicastery for the Clergy, a Vatican office.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
The church in 2014 began a process called laicization to remove him from the priesthood, but Spaulding has appealed.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2020
Eventually the bishop or superior reaches a verdict and a sanction, up to and including dismissal from the clerical state, or laicization.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2019
Globally, the scandal has also led to the laicization of two retired Chilean bishops and the removal of two cardinals from powerful positions in the church.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2019
The French Catholic Church, on its part, treated every attempt toward laicization as a form of persecution.
From A History of the Third French Republic by C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad) Wright
