declericalize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ clerical +‎ -ize.

Verb

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

To remove clerical influence (from).
Coordinate term: congregationalize

Near-synonym: secularize

Derived terms

declericalization

Related terms

Translations

French: décléricaliser (fr)
Portuguese: desclericalizar