"laïcité" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: laïcités [plural], laicity [alternative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French laïcité. Etymology templates: {{unadapted borrowing|en|fr|laïcité}} Unadapted borrowing from French laïcité Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} laïcité (usually uncountable, plural laïcités)
  1. Secularism and strict separation of church and state characteristic of France since the Third Republic and of Quebec since the Quiet Revolution. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-laïcité-en-noun-0N4d~eK0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, France, Quebec, Canada, Religion, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 69 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 18 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 28 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 69 28 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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