secularise
- a variation of secularize.
Example Sentences
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Habib Bourguiba, the dictator from 1957 to 1987, tried to secularise the state by fiat.
From Economist ● Aug. 24, 2017
In Guinea officials a generation ago tried to secularise rural communities and destroyed symbols of traditional worship, such as masks.
From Economist ● Dec. 11, 2014
The first real struggle the Home Rule Parliament will have to face, in the opinion of my friend the inspector, is the struggle to secularise education.
From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
The preacher must secularise his sermon or talk to vacant pews.
From The One Woman by Dixon, Thomas
Far from wishing to secularise education, I hold that it cannot be too religious.
From What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Holmes, Edmond
