declericalize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ clerical +‎ -ize.

Verb

declericalize (third-person singular simple present declericalizes, present participle declericalizing, simple past and past participle declericalized)

1. To remove clerical influence (from).

   Coordinate term: congregationalize

   Near-synonym: secularize

Derived terms

• declericalization

Related terms

• clericocracy

 

Translations

Translations

• French: décléricaliser (fr)
• Portuguese: desclericalizar

See also

• debureaucratize