1. the process of removing religious character, authority, or control from something; the act of making something secular or lay
Usage: often used in religious or institutional contexts; can refer to individuals, organizations, or practices
2. the process of converting a member of the clergy to lay status
Usage: formal religious context

Examples

• The laicization of the school curriculum removed religious instruction from daily classes.
• The bishop approved the laicization of the priest after he requested to leave the priesthood.
• Many European countries underwent laicization of their legal systems in the 19th century.
• The laicization of hospitals meant they were no longer run exclusively by religious orders.
• His laicization was completed after years of formal proceedings within the church.
• The government's laicization reforms separated church and state institutions.