WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sec•u•lar•ize /ˈsɛkyələˌraɪz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Religionto make secular:to secularize a religious holiday.
sec•u•lar•ize
(sek′yə lə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
sec′u•lar•i•za′tion, n.
sec′u•lar•iz′er, n.
- Religionto make secular;
separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences;
make worldly or unspiritual;
imbue with secularism. - Religionto change (clergy) from regular to secular.
- Religionto transfer (property) from ecclesiastical to civil possession or use. Also,[esp. Brit.,] sec′u•lar•ise′.
- secular + -ize 1605–15
sec′u•lar•iz′er, n.