1. 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 • Syn: secularisation • Derivationally related forms: secularise (for: secularisation), secularize • Hypernyms: change 2. transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession • Syn: secularisation • Derivationally related forms: secularize • Hypernyms: transfer, transference
