Synonyms of secularize

secularize

verb

as in to dissuade

Related Words

• dissuade

Dissimilar Words

• convert
• proselytize
• influence
• proselyte
• missionize
• sway
• brainwash

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of secularize

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

Early campaigns for financial reorganization gave way to ambitious attempts to secularize the inhabitants of monastic houses on a scale unseen in any other national church—with dramatic social as well as economic consequences. — Crawford Gribben, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022