secularize
verb (used with object)
to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
secularise
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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
Surely it does not secularise and degrade the other incidents of a similar sort in which no miracle was experienced.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Alexander Maclaren
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 Edmond Holmes
The preacher must secularise his sermon or talk to vacant pews.
From The One Woman by Thomas Dixon
