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laicism

/ˈleɪ.ɪ.sɪz.əm/

laicism noun: secularism.

Noun

laicism (countable and uncountable, plural laicisms)

  1. (especially) Secularism.
    • In a speech in commemoration of the 67th anniversary of the insertion of the principle of laicism into the Turkish constitution, he gave the following ideal typical Kemalist account of laicism: National sovereignty is grounded in the foundation of laicism.2010, L. Cady, Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age, page 124
    • As a matter of fact the Enlightment culture was based on a philosophy inspired to an ethical laicism whose aim was to create a better society based on principles such as solidarity, equality of rights and duties, and full freedom.2012, Francesca Valensise, From Building Fabric to City Form: Reconstruction in Calabria at end of Eighteenth Century, Gangemi Editore spa, →ISBN, page 8

laicism meaning in Indonesian

laicism in Indonesian

laicism
laisisme

Forms of laicism

plurallaicisms

Origin of laicism

From laic + -ism.

Questions about laicism

What does laicism mean?
Laicism means secularism.
What is laicism in Indonesian?
Laicism in Indonesian is laisisme. See Laicism meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is laicism?
Laicism is a noun.
How do you pronounce laicism?
Laicism is pronounced /ˈleɪ.ɪ.sɪz.əm/.
What is the plural of laicism?
The plural of laicism is laicisms.

Words near laicism in the dictionary

  1. laicisation
  2. laicise
  3. laicised
  4. laicises
  5. laicising
  6. laicism
  7. laicisms
  8. laicist
  9. laicistic
  10. laicists
  11. laicities

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