Laicize Definition
lāĭ-sīz
laicized, laicizes, laicizing
verb
laicized
To free from ecclesiastical control; give over to laypeople.
American Heritage
To reduce (a cleric) to the lay state; make a layman of.
Webster's New World
To remove clerical influence from; restrict to laymen; secularize.
Webster's New World
To convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
They will laicise each of the schools in the district.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- laicise
Origin of Laicize
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From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (“verbal suffix”).
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