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secularization

UK/ˈsɛkjələɹaɪˌzeɪʃən/

secularization noun: the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.

Noun

secularization (countable and uncountable, plural secularizations)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US) The deconsecration of a church.
  3. (British, English, Oxford, US) The act of becoming secular.
    • Wojtyla and Mazowiecki come from the same Krakow intellectual circles that advocated the secularization of politics and led the recent efforts for Polish-Jewish dialogue.1989 November 29, Eric O. Hanson, “What the Continent Needs Is a Soul : Europe: The Pope and the Soviet leader will meet as partners in a common cause: the evolution of a new world from the Atlantic...
    • [C]onservative Christian organizations have pushed back against what they describe as the secularization of Christmas.2007 August 15, Paul Vitello, “When ‘Christmas Concert’ Are Fighting Words”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015

secularization meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

secularization in Arabic

transformation of values from religious to non-religious
عَلْمَنَة ʕalmana

secularization in Indonesian

transformation of values from religious to non-religious
sekularisasi

Synonyms of secularization

Antonyms

Forms of secularization

pluralsecularizations
alternative formsecularisation

Origin of secularization

From secularize + -ation.

Questions about secularization

What does secularization mean?
Secularization means the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.
What is secularization in Arabic?
Secularization in Arabic is عَلْمَنَة (ʕalmana). See Secularization meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is secularization?
Secularization is a noun.
How do you pronounce secularization?
Secularization is pronounced /ˈsɛkjələɹaɪˌzeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of secularization?
The plural of secularization is secularizations.

Words near secularization in the dictionary

  1. secularistically
  2. secularists
  3. secularities
  4. secularity
  5. secularizable
  6. secularization
  7. secularizations
  8. secularize
  9. secularized
  10. secularizer
  11. secularizers

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