sec·u·lar·ize /ˈsɛkjələˌraɪz/
(vt.)使世俗化,使還俗,改作俗用
Sec·u·lar·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secularized p. pr. & vb. n. Secularizing ]
1. To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk.
2. To convert from spiritual to secular or common use; as, to secularize a church, or church property.
At the Reformation the abbey was secularized. --W. Coxe.
3. To make worldly or unspiritual.
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secularize
v 1: make secular and draw away from a religious orientation;
"Ataturk secularized Turkey" [syn: secularise]
2: transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or
control