Definition of Laicize

1. Verb. Reduce to lay status. "Laicize the parochial schools"

Exact synonyms: Laicise
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify

Definition of Laicize

1. Verb. (transitive) To convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To reduce from clergy to layman. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To convert to lay status. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Laicize

1. to free from clerical control [v -ICIZED, -ICIZING, -ICIZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laicize

laicality
laically
laich
laichs
laicise
laicised
laicises
laicising
laicism
laicisms
laicistic
laicities
laicity
laicization
laicizations
laicize (current term)
laicized
laicizes
laicizing
laics
laid
laid-back
laid-off
laid back
laid bare
laid down
laid low(p)
laid off
laid out
laid over

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