SECULARIZE Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

secularize

verb

Definition of secularize

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

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But there’s little evidence that long runtimes are dissuading moviegoers.

— Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Higher interest rates are a pain, but not enough to dissuade them from building.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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