🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

世俗化

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sesokuka

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Secularization/ˌsɛkjʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"近代化に伴い、社会の世俗化が進んだ。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward nonreligious values and secular institutions.

    "The rapid industrialization of the 20th century accelerated secularization across Western Europe."
  2. 2

    The action of transferring something from ecclesiastical or religious ownership to civil or public control.

    "The secularization of church lands during the revolution redistributed vast amounts of property."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'secularis' (pertaining to an age or generation, later 'worldly' as opposed to ecclesiastical), entering English via French 'sécularisation' in the mid-19th century. The term originally denoted the transfer of property or persons from ecclesiastical control to civil authorities, subsequently evolving to describe the broader sociological process of society losing its religious significance.

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