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laicization

laicization noun: the act of laicizing.

Noun

laicization (countable and uncountable, plural laicizations)

  1. The act of laicizing.
    • The main task of the present phase of history is to restore to man his alienated essence, by liberating the spirit from the bonds of Christian mythology and freeing the state from religion. A practical consequence of Bauer's historiosophy was the call for the laicization of public life.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
    Synonyms:
    secularization

Synonyms of laicization

Forms of laicization

plurallaicizations

Origin of laicization

From laic + -ization.

Questions about laicization

What does laicization mean?
Laicization means the act of laicizing.
What part of speech is laicization?
Laicization is a noun.
What is the plural of laicization?
The plural of laicization is laicizations.

Words near laicization in the dictionary

  1. laicist
  2. laicistic
  3. laicists
  4. laicities
  5. laicity
  6. laicization
  7. laicizations
  8. laicize
  9. laicized
  10. laicizer
  11. laicizers

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