Secularise (Verb)
Meaning
Make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The Turkish government aims to secularise its institutions by separating religion from the state.
- The ruling party's efforts to secularise the education system have been met with resistance from conservative groups.
- Napoleon secularised the Catholic Church properties and income in France, selling them to pay off state debts.
- The secularisation of the legal system helped to modernise the country's laws and guarantee individual freedoms.
- The new constitution aimed to secularise the country by removing all religious affiliations from its text.