- secularization
- noun see secularize
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
secularization
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Secularization — • An authorization given to religious with solemn vows and by extension to those with simple vows to live for a time or permanently in the world Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Secularization Secularization … Catholic encyclopedia
secularization — secularization, secularization thesis Secularization is the process whereby, especially in modern industrial societies, religious beliefs, practices, and institutions lose social significance. The decline of religion is measured by religious… … Dictionary of sociology
Secularization — Sec u*lar*i*za tion, n. [Cf. F. s[ e]cularisation.] The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secularization — (n.) 1706; see SECULARIZE (Cf. secularize) + ATION (Cf. ation) … Etymology dictionary
Secularization — Sociology … Wikipedia
SECULARIZATION THESIS — a theory promoted in the 1960s by SOCIOLOGISTS such as Rodney STARK who argued that SECULARIZATION is a process linked to INDUSTRIALIZATION and urban life which leads to the disappearance of RELIGION in modern SOCIETY. Today, there seems… … Concise dictionary of Religion
Secularization of monastery estates in Romania — The law on the secularization of monastery estates in Romania was proposed in December 1863 by Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza and approved by the Parliament of Romania. By its terms, the Romanian state confiscated the large estates owned by the… … Wikipedia
secularization — See secularize. * * * … Universalium
secularization — noun The process of making secular … Wiktionary
SECULARIZATION — the process by which a SOCIETY becomes increasingly SECULAR … Concise dictionary of Religion
