sec·u·lar·ize [ sékyələ rz ](past and past participlesec·u·lar·ized, present participlesec·u·lar·iz·ing, 3rd person present singularsec·u·lar·iz·es)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. transfer something to civil use: to transfer something from a religious to a nonreligious use, or from control by a religious body to control by the state or a lay body
2. make something secular: to remove the religious dimension or element from something, or otherwise make it secular
