laicize

[ ley-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, la·i·cized, la·i·ciz·ing.

1. to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize:

   to laicize a school; to laicize the office of headmaster.

laicize

/ ˈleɪɪˌsaɪz /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˌlaiciˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• la·i·ci·za·tion [ley-, uh, -s, uh, -, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of laicize¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; laic + -ize