secularize
verb [T] (UK usually secularise) /ˈsek.jʊ.lər.aɪz/
/-jə.lə.raɪz/ Definition
› When something is secularized, religious influence, power, or control is removed from it: He claims that Western secularized society makes it difficult to live as a Christian.Society - general words
(Definition of secularize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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