secularize

verb

Definition of secularizenext
as in to dissuade

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Recent Examples of secularize There is an active effort to drive religion out of the public square, to secularize America. — Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024 Both began as missions established by Spanish colonizers that were later secularized and grew into towns after Mexico won its independence. — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2023 Yet for all the rejoicing, American society continues to secularize. — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022 Early campaigns for financial reorganization gave way to ambitious attempts to secularize the inhabitants of monastic houses on a scale unseen in any other national church—with dramatic social as well as economic consequences. — Crawford Gribben, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for secularize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secularize
dissuade
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  • In May, Cloobeck was arrested and charged with three counts of attempting to dissuade a witness from testifying and one count of harassment for making annoying phone calls, according to a criminal complaint.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The ease with which Murray operated on the field, even amid all of the developing noise, didn’t dissuade anyone from those initial impressions.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Secularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secularize. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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