Definition of LAICIZE

laicize

Meanings

Verb

  • reduce to lay status
    • "laicize the parochial schools"
  • To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
  • To reduce from clergy to layman.
  • To convert to lay status.

Origin / Etymology

From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (verbal suffix).

Synonyms

laicise

Scrabble Score: 18

laicize is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
laicize is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
laicize is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

laicize is a valid Words With Friends word