English
laicize
Laicize comes from English laic ‘layperson’.
- English1500–presentlaic‘layperson’
- Englishtodaylaicize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- English1500–presentlaic‘layperson’
- Englishtodaylaicize
Every English word from English laic
Today it means
verb To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English laic / laicize