verb
- Make secular and draw away from a religious orientation.
- usage: "Ataturk secularized Turkey"
- synonyms: secularize, secularise
- Transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control.
- synonyms: desacralize, secularize
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). secularized. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/secularized/definitions/1183012 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "secularized" http://smartdefine.org/secularized/definitions/1183012 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, secularized, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/secularized/definitions/1183012>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "secularized" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/secularized/definitions/1183012> |