laicization
- 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
Priests who have been forcibly laicized and canon lawyers say laicization can elicit a wide range of reactions.
From Washington Post ● 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 Wright, C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad)
