secularize
1. [ verb ] make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
Synonyms: secularise
Examples:

"Ataturk secularized Turkey"

Related terms: change_state secularisation
2. [ verb ] transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
Related terms: transfer secularization
Similar spelling:   secularized
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