dereligionize

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verb

To render nonreligious; to transform (something) from religious into secular.

OriginEnglish religionize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdereligionize (third-person singular simple present dereligionizes, present participle dereligionizing, simple past and past participle dereligionized)

present singular third person dereligionizes · participle present dereligionizing · participle past dereligionized · past dereligionized

  1. transitiveTo render nonreligious; to transform (something) from religious into secular.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishreligionize
  8. Englishdereligionize

From de- + religionize.

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APA

dereligionize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dereligionize

MLA

“dereligionize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dereligionize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dereligionize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dereligionize.

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