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Secularize (Verb)

Make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The revolutionary movement sought to secularize the state, reducing the influence of church doctrine in the government.
France has a long history of efforts to secularize education, dating back to the French Revolution.
The Enlightenment thinkers played a key role in secularizing European culture, promoting reason and science over faith.
In 1923, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk secularized Turkey, dissolving the Islamic Caliphate and promoting a more Western way of life.
As the nation became more urbanized, the people began to secularize their values, turning away from traditional church dogma.

Transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control.

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The government made efforts to secularize the properties held by the church in an attempt to reduce its power.
In some European countries, the trend has been to secularize the school system by abolishing state-funded religious education.
The law allowed the monarch to secularize monasteries and redistribute their lands among loyal noblemen.
Over time, the institution of marriage was secularized, moving from a church-controlled sacrament to a civil contract.
The movement to secularize the universities led to the removal of theologians as the most influential members of the faculties.