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laicize

/ˈleɪ.ɪ.saɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lai-cize
IPA
/ˈleɪ.ɪ.saɪz/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To reduce from clergy to layman.

Transitive verb

verb

To convert to lay status.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English laic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English laicize From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (verbal suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

laicizes (present, singular) laicizing (participle, present) laicized (participle, past) laicized (past)

Derived Forms

laicizer

Phrases

lay person

Frequently Paired Words

laicism laicization lay layman lay person laywoman

Synonyms

laicise

Questions

How do you pronounce laicize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪ.ɪ.saɪz/.
What does laicize mean?
To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
Where does laicize come from?
Etymology tree English laic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English laicize From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (verbal suffix).

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