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laicize definition

lai·cize (-sīz′)

transitive verb laicized -·cized′, laicizing -·ciz′·ing

  1. to reduce (a cleric) to the lay state; make a layman of
  2. to remove clerical influence from; restrict to laymen; secularize

Etymology: laic + -ize

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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