Synonyms for secularization
All synonyms
Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.
Related words
- Word family
- secular secularize
- Other spellings
- secularisation UK
Forms
- Plural
- secularizations → laicizations, deconfessionalizations, deconsecrations, desacralizations…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| secularization | rising | |
| laicization | rising | |
| deconfessionalization | steady | |
| deconsecration | steady | |
| desacralization | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 11 letters
- laicization, laicisation
- 14 letters
- deconsecration
- 15 letters
- desacralization, desacralisation