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Laicize vs Laicized - What's the difference?

laicize | laicized |

As verbs the difference between laicize and laicized

is that laicize is to convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize while laicized is (laicize).

As an adjective laicized is

freed from ecclesiastical control.

laicize

English

Verb

(laiciz)
  • To convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
  • They will laicise each of the schools in the district.
  • To reduce from clergy to layman.
  • Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest.
  • To convert to lay status.
  • The soup kitchen laicised , it moved out of the church and registered as an independent non-profit.

    laicized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (laicize)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • freed from ecclesiastical control
  • secularized