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laicize

  • /ˈleɪ.ɪ.saɪz/
  • /ˈleɪsʌɪz/

verb laicizes · laicizing · laicized

  1. transitive To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize. They will laicise each of the schools in the district.
  2. transitive To reduce from clergy to layman. Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest.
  3. intransitive To convert to lay status. The soup kitchen laicised, it moved out of the church and registered as an independent non-profit.

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verb to convert from church-controlled to independent

Españollaicizar

verb to convert to lay status

Españollaicizarse

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@misc{laicize_2026,
  title = {laicize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laicize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}