secularize
verb
sec·u·lar·ize
ˈse-kyə-lə-ˌrīz 
secularized; secularizing
1
: to make secular
2
: to transfer from ecclesiastical to civil or lay use, possession, or control
3
: to convert to or imbue with secularism
secularizer
noun
Examples of secularize in a Sentence
attempts to secularize the government
The government secularized the hospital.
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Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
There is an active effort to drive religion out of the public square, to secularize America.
—Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024
Both began as missions established by Spanish colonizers that were later secularized and grew into towns after Mexico won its independence.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2023
Yet for all the rejoicing, American society continues to secularize.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
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secularize
verb
sec·u·lar·ize
ˈsek-yə-lə-ˌrīz
secularized; secularizing
1
: to make secular
2
: to transfer to civil use, possession, or control from that of the church
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