1. made secular; removed from religious or spiritual influence or control

Examples

• The secularized education system no longer included mandatory prayer.
• Many European countries have become increasingly secularized over the past century.
• The hospital was secularized and is now run by the state rather than the church.
• She grew up in a secularized household where religion played no role.
• The secularized version of the holiday focuses on family rather than religious traditions.
• Universities became secularized institutions during the Enlightenment period.