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laicize

[ ley-uh-sahyz ]
/ ˈleɪ əˌsaɪz /

verb (used with object), la·i·cized, la·i·ciz·ing.

to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize: to laicize a school; to laicize the office of headmaster.

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Also especially British, la·i·cise .

Origin of laicize

First recorded in 1790–1800; laic + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM laicize

la·i·ci·za·tion [ley-uh-suh-zey-shuhn], /ˌleɪ ə səˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun

Words nearby laicize

lai, LAIA, Laibach, laic, laicism, laicize, laid, laid-back, laid deck, laid paper, laid up
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British Dictionary definitions for laicize

laicize

laicise

/ (ˈleɪɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to withdraw clerical or ecclesiastical character or status from (an institution, building, etc)

Derived forms of laicize

laicization or laicisation, noun
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