noun
US/ˌsek.jə.lər.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
UK/ˌsek.jʊ.lər.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
The process by which religion becomes less important in a society or an institution.
In context
The secularization of the country meant that fewer people went to church each year.
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