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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

declericalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-cler-i-cal-ize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove clerical influence (from).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From de- + clerical + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

declericalizes (present, singular) declericalizing (participle, present) declericalized (participle, past) declericalized (past)

Derived Forms

declericalization

Frequently Paired Words

anticleric anticlericalism clericocracy debureaucratize congregationalize

Synonyms

secularize

Questions

What does declericalize mean?
To remove clerical influence (from).
Where does declericalize come from?
From de- + clerical + -ize.

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