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secularize v.1610s, of property, offices, etc., "make secular, convert from ecclesiastical to civil use," from secular + -ize. From 1711 as "to become worldly;" from 1846 in reference to education, social institutions, etc., "divest of religious observances or influences." Related: Secularized; secularizing. updated on March 26, 2022 |