secularize
verb (used with object)
to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
secularizing
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present participleof secularize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Brigid’s moment is happening as many Irish are disillusioned with traditional Roman Catholicism and its patriarchal leadership amid a secularizing culture.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
It became a global juggernaut at a time when religion was struggling in a secularizing Europe and North America.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
“I wouldn’t say he had an interest in secularizing it,” Duncan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
“The secularizing shifts evident in American society so far in the 21st-century show no signs of slowing,” wrote Gregory A. Smith, Pew’s associate director of research.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
His great philosophical aim seems to have been the idea of secularizing morality upon a rational basis.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
