secularization, secularisation
(noun) transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
secularization, secularisation
(noun) the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
secularization (countable and uncountable, plural secularizations)
The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.
The deconsecration of a church.
Source: Wiktionary
Sec`u*lar*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sécularisation.]
Definition: The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the secularization of church property.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
