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    SECULARIZATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possessionplay

    Synonyms:

    secularisation; secularization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("secularization" is a kind of...):

    transfer; transference (transferring ownership)

    Derivation:

    secularize (transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religionplay

    Synonyms:

    secularisation; secularization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("secularization" is a kind of...):

    change (the action of changing something)

    Derivation:

    secularize (make secular and draw away from a religious orientation)

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