laicize

ˈleɪɪˌsaɪz

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Definition of laicize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

secularize

TECH.

convert from church-controlled to independent

TECH.

The government decided to laicize the school.

defrock

secularize

religion

TECH.

reduce clergy to layman status

TECH.

The priest was laicized after the scandal.

defrock

secularize

unfrock

institution

TECH.

withdraw ecclesiastical character from an institution

TECH.

They laicized the old monastery.

defrock

disestablish

secularize

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Origin of laicize

Greek, laikos (of the people)

Examples of laicize in a sentence

They aimed to laicize the charity organization.
The bishop decided to laicize the deacon for personal reasons.
After years of service, he chose to laicize and return to civilian life.
The church decided to laicize the local parish.
Efforts to laicize the institution faced resistance.

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French:laïciser, désacraliser, ...
German:säkularisieren, in den Laienstand versetzen, ...
Italian:laicizzare, privare del carattere ecclesiastico, ...
Spanish:laicizar, desacralizar, ...
Portuguese:laicizar, desclericalizar, ...
Chinese:世俗化, 还俗, ...
Japanese:世俗化する, 還俗する, ...
Arabic:عَلْمَنَ, حَوَّلَهُ إِلَى عِلْمَانِي, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְרִיד מִן הַכְּנֵסִיָּה, לְהַפְשִׁיט מִתַּפְקִיד, ...
Russian:секуляризировать, лишать сана, ...
Ukrainian:секуляризувати, знижувати до мирянина, ...
Hindi:धर्मनिरपेक्ष करना, पदच्युत करना, ...
Bengali:ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ করা, সাধারণ মানুষের অবস্থায় নামিয়ে আনা, ...
Catalan:laïcitzar, laïtzar, ...
Czech:sekularizovat, zbavit kněžského stavu, ...
Danish:sekularisere, afklæde, ...
Dutch:laïciseren, ontheiligen, ...
Greek:εκκοσμικεύω, αποκαθηλώνω, ...
Hungarian:szekularizálni, laicizálni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យផ្តាច់ចេញពីការគ្រប់គ្រងរបស់សាសនាចក្រ, ដកឋានៈបព្វជិតឱ្យក្លាយជាគ្រហស្ថ, ...
Korean:세속화하다, 평신도로 강등하다, ...
Persian:سکولاریزه کرد, کاهش یافت, ...
Polish:laicyzować, zlaicyzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):laicizar, desclericalizar, ...
Romanian:a laiciza, a degradare laic, ...
Swedish:sekularisera, laicisera, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นฆราวาส, ลดสถานะ, ...
Turkish:laikleştirmek, sıradanlaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:thế tục hóa, giáng chức, ...

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