Laicise (Verb)
Meaning
Reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The government's decision to laicise the monastery sparked widespread protest among the devout community.
- Church leaders faced intense scrutiny over their efforts to laicise the diocese's assets and sell them off to private investors.
- The wave of secularism sweeping the country led to calls to laicise the education system.
- Catholic schools were gradually laicised over the years as the government increased its control over education policy.
- Radical reforms were implemented to laicise the church-run universities, which were opened up to students from all backgrounds and faiths.