laicize.
To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
Meaning & usage
To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
They will laicise each of the schools in the district.
To reduce from clergy to layman.
Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest.
To convert to lay status.
The soup kitchen laicised, it moved out of the church and registered as an independent non-profit.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English laic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English laicize From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (verbal suffix).
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