LAICISING

9 letters 12 Scrabble points

Definition of LAICISING

verb

  1. To convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.

    "They will laicise each of the schools in the district."

  2. To reduce from clergy to layman.

    "Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest."

  3. To convert to lay status.

    "The soup kitchen laicised, it moved out of the church and registered as an independent non-profit."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters L A I C I S I N G
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 12 points