n. [ Cf. F. sécularisation. ] The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular; conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and uses;
v. t.
At the Reformation the abbey was secularized. W. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + secularize. ] To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world. [ 1913 Webster ]