See secularization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "transformation of values from religious to non-religious",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "secolarizzazione"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "sezokuka",
"sense": "transformation of values from religious to non-religious",
"word": "世俗化"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "transformation of values from religious to non-religious",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "laicyzacja"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "transformation of values from religious to non-religious",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sekularyzacja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "transformation of values from religious to non-religious",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "secularização"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "sekuljarizácija",
"sense": "transformation of values from religious to non-religious",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "секуляриза́ция"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "transformation of values from religious to non-religious",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "secularización"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "sekuljaryzácija",
"sense": "transformation of values from religious to non-religious",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "секуляриза́ція"
}
],
"word": "secularization"
}
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