laicize

Definition of Laicize in English :

1. laicise, laicize

reduce to lay status

Example Sentences:
'laicize the parochial schools'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Laicize

verb

(transitive)

to withdraw clerical or ecclesiastical character or status from (an institution, building, etc)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈlaiˌcized or ˈlaiˌcizing

1.

to reduce (a cleric) to the lay state; make a layman of

2.

to remove clerical influence from; restrict to laymen; secularize

tr.v. la·i·cized, la·i·ciz·ing, la·i·ciz·es

1. To free from ecclesiastical control; give over to laypeople.

2. To change to lay status; secularize.