Meanings
plural secularisations
- UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of secularization.
[E]ven if it were a fact that separate schools could only be equitably got rid of through the entire secularisation of our public school system, much as this end is to be desired, I could not consent to purchase it at such a cost.
1890 January, J. M. King, “Education: Not Secular nor Sectarian, but Religious”, in Archibald Macmurchy, editor, The Canada Educational Monthly and School Magazine, volume 12, Toronto: The Canada Educational Monthly Publishing Company Ltd., page 2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
nountransfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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secularisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secularisation
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