Secularisation (Noun)
Meaning 1
The activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
Transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The secularisation of church lands during the Reformation led to a significant shift in the distribution of wealth and power in Europe.
- The Edict of Nantes, though later revoked, initially paved the way for the secularisation of certain Catholic properties in France.
- Throughout history, the process of secularisation has often been marked by controversy and disputes over property ownership and the right to allocate taxes formerly claimed by religious entities.
- This wide-reaching effect contributed significantly to a radical acceleration in the secularisation of the countryside during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- The consequences of secularisation were also seen in the establishment of religious freedom and the redistribution of ecclesiastical wealth among other institutions and private individuals.