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
Eventually the bishop reaches a verdict and a sanction, up to and including dismissal from the clerical state, or laicization.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2019
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
The penalty imposed was laicization, which Pope Francis confirmed as “definitive.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2019
So long ago did laicization begin in charity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
