declericalize

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verb

To remove clerical influence (from).

“Near-synonym: secularize”

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secularize
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Meanings

verbdeclericalize (third-person singular simple present declericalizes, present participle declericalizing, simple past and past participle declericalized)

present singular third person declericalizes · participle present declericalizing · participle past declericalized · past declericalized

  1. To remove clerical influence (from).

    Near-synonym: secularize

    Synonyms: secularize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove clerical influence (from).

Similar
secularize

Origin

From de- + clerical + -ize.

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Translations

French décléricaliser
  • décléricaliserTranslations
Portuguese desclericalizar
  • desclericalizarTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

declericalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declericalize

MLA

“declericalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declericalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “declericalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declericalize.

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