1. present participle of laicize; to remove religious character, control, or influence from (an institution, practice, or person); to make secular or lay
Usage: formal; often used in religious or institutional contexts

Examples

• The government is laicizing the education system by removing religious instruction from public schools.
• Many European nations began laicizing their institutions during the Enlightenment.
• The church opposed efforts at laicizing the hospital, which had been under religious administration for centuries.
• Laicizing the judiciary meant appointing secular judges instead of clergy.
• The movement toward laicizing society reflected broader cultural shifts away from religious authority.