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laicize
 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb laicize has 1 sense
  1. laicize, laicise - reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something

Definitions from the Web

Term: laicize

(Verb)

  1. Definition: To remove someone, typically a clergy member, from their position within the church and make them a layperson.
  2. Example Sentence: The Bishop decided to laicize the priest who had been accused of misconduct.

(Noun)

  1. Definition: The act or process of laicizing.
  2. Example Sentence: The laicization of the nun became a controversial topic within the religious community.

(Adjective)

  1. Definition: Pertaining to the condition of being laicized.
  2. Example Sentence: After being officially laicized, he was relieved of his duties as a clergyman.

(Adverb)

  1. Definition: In a manner related to laicization.
  2. Example Sentence: The former monk now lives laicize and leads a secular life.

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