Definition of secularization noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

secularization

noun

/ˌsekjələraɪˈzeɪʃn/

/ˌsekjələrəˈzeɪʃn/

(British English also secularisation)

[uncountable]

the process of removing the influence or power that religion has over something
- the secularization of society/education
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