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lahar
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lai shi
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laicize
la·i·cize [ láy i sz ] (past and past participle la·i·cized, present participle la·i·ciz·ing, 3rd person present singular la·i·ciz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
give control of something to laity: to remove something from control or governance by the church or the clergy and give control of it to the lay community

la·i·ci·za·tion [ lày issi záysh'n ] noun
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