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secularized

Variant of secularize

transitive verb secularized, secularizing

    1. to change from religious to civil ownership or use
    2. to deprive of religious character, influence, or significance
    3. to convert to secularism
  1. to release by church authority from religious vows and from connection with a monastery or similar religious institute; give secular status to

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