(transitive) To make secular.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of secularize

simple past tense and past participle of secularize

plural of secularizer

One who secularizes.

present participle of secularize

plural of secularization

The state of being secular.

A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules. / A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir. / A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical. / Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless. / (Christianity) Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.