"desecularize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: desecularizes [present, singular, third-person], desecularizing [participle, present], desecularized [participle, past], desecularized [past]
Etymology: de- + secularize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|secularize}} de- + secularize Head templates: {{en-verb}} desecularize (third-person singular simple present desecularizes, present participle desecularizing, simple past and past participle desecularized)
  1. (transitive) To make no longer secular; to bring into the sphere of religion. Tags: transitive Synonyms: unsecularize
    Sense id: en-desecularize-en-verb-W35-KEkQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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