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secularization
/ˈsɛkjələɹaɪˌzeɪʃən/
noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
ongoing
VERB + SECULARIZATION
advocated, describe, read
SECULARIZATION + NOUN
art, christmas, politics, secularism
PREP.
without
Definitions
noun
1
The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.
2
The deconsecration of a church.
3
The act of becoming secular.
Wojtyla and Mazowiecki come from the same Krakow intellectual circles that advocated the secularization of politics and led the recent efforts for Polish-Jewish dialogue.
[C]onservative Christian organizations have pushed back against what they describe as the secularization of Christmas.
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Synonyms
noun — transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
- secularisation
noun — the activity of changing something (art or education or soci
- secularisation
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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Wojtyla and Mazowiecki come from the same Krakow intellectual circles that advocated the secularization of politics and led the recent efforts for Polish-Jewish dialogue.
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[C]onservative Christian organizations have pushed back against what they describe as the secularization of Christmas.
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[H]e took advantage of several developments: the ongoing secularization of art and painting’s growing attention to actual people, and its rising status as portable market commodity.
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I read the article "Secularization without Secularism: The Political-Religious Configuration of Post-1989 China."
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