desecularize
desecularize verb: to make no longer secular; to bring into the sphere of religion.
Verb
desecularize (third-person singular simple present desecularizes, present participle desecularizing, simple past and past participle desecularized)
- To make no longer secular; to bring into the sphere of religion.
- Is Heidegger's theory of the forgetting of Being then an attempt to desecularize the world? And is his interpretation of Dasein to be read as a venture toward reestablishing the grounds for belief?1993, Thomas R. Flynn, Dalia Judovitz, Dialectic and Narrative, page 127
- Synonyms:
- unsecularize
Synonyms of desecularize
Forms of desecularize
| third-person singular present | desecularizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | desecularizing |
| past participle | desecularized |
| past | desecularized |
Origin of desecularize
From de- + secularize.
Questions about desecularize
- What does desecularize mean?
- Desecularize means to make no longer secular; to bring into the sphere of religion.
- What part of speech is desecularize?
- Desecularize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of desecularize?
- The past tense of desecularize is desecularized.
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