Laicize meaning
To free from ecclesiastical control; give over to laypeople.
verb
To change to lay status; secularize.
verb
To reduce (a cleric) to the lay state; make a layman of.
verb
To remove clerical influence from; restrict to laymen; secularize.
verb
To convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
They will laicise each of the schools in the district.
verb
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Origin of laicize
From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (“verbal suffix”).