What does "secularize" mean?
Secularize: To convert from spiritual or common use; as, to secularize a church, or church property. At the Reformation the abbey was secularized. W. Coxe.
Additional senses
- 2.To make worldly or unspiritual. Bp. Horsley.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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