Definition of laicize Laicize

la•i•cize

We found 5 definitions of laicize from 3 different sources.

What does laicize mean?

Verb laicizes, laicizing, laicized
laicize - reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools"
		laicise
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

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laicize (Verb)
To convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
laicize (Verb)
To reduce from clergy to layman.
laicize (Verb)
To convert to lay status.