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laicizar.

to laicize, to secularize (to remove from religious or ecclesiastical influence)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/laj.siˈza(ʁ)/Brazil[laɪ̯.siˈza(h)]Brazil/laj.siˈza(ɾ)/São-Paulo[laɪ̯.siˈza(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to laicize, to secularize (to remove from religious or ecclesiastical influence)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *lāwós Ancient Greek λᾱός (lāós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek λᾱῐ̈κός (lāĭ̈kós)bor. Latin lāicuslbor. Portuguese laico Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Portuguese -izar Portuguese laicizar From laico + -izar.

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