Secularization

[,sɛkjələrə'zeʃən]

Definition

(noun.) transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession.

(noun.) 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.

Inputed by Jeff--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the secularization of church property.

Checked by Lemuel