Definition of secularization Secularization

sec•u•lar•i•za•tion

We found 5 definitions of secularization from 4 different sources.

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What does secularization mean?

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Noun

Plural: secularizations

secularization - the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
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  change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
secularization - transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
  secularisation
  transference, transfer (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
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  • secularization (Noun)
    The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious or "irreligious" values and secular institutions.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • secularization (n.)
    The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the secularization of church property.

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