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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Secularization

· Sec·u·lar·i·za·tion · IPA /ˈsɛkjələɹaɪˌzeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from relig…
  1. 1.
    The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the secularization of church property.