secularized — (Amer.) adj. made secular, made worldly, made nonreligious (also secularised) secularize (Amer.) sec·u·lar·ize || sekjÉ™lÉ™raɪz / kjÊŠl v. make secular; make nonreligious; make worldly (also secularise) … English contemporary dictionary
secularized — [[t]se̱kjʊləraɪzd[/t]] ADJ GRADED Secularized societies are no longer under the control or influence of religion. The Pope had no great sympathy for the secularized West. (in BRIT, also use secularised) … English dictionary
Eichstätt — • Diocese in Bavaria, north of the Danube, and suffragan to Bamberg Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eichstatt Eichstätt † … Catholic encyclopedia
Secularization — • An authorization given to religious with solemn vows and by extension to those with simple vows to live for a time or permanently in the world Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Secularization Secularization … Catholic encyclopedia
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Laicization — • The term laity signifies the aggregation of those Christians who do not form part of the clergy. Consequently the word lay does not strictly connote any idea of hostility towards the clergy or the Church much less towards religion. Laicization … Catholic encyclopedia
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