Spanish Conversation · Level 24
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Spanish word
secularización
Pronunciation
IPA/sekulaɾiθaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounsecularization
Example
La secularización cambió cómo celebramos las fiestas.
Secularization changed the way we celebrate festivals.
More examples
Muchos jóvenes dejan de practicar la religión por la secularización.
Many young people stop practicing religion because of secularization.
Core concept
Shift of public life and institutions away from religious influence.
Common phrases
procesos de secularización
processes of secularization
la secularización cultural
cultural secularization
Similar words
laicismo: Political doctrine advocating strict separation between religion and the state.
secularismo: Position that prioritizes secular values and nonreligious norms in public life.
laicización: Policy-driven removal of religious elements from education, administration, and services.
irreligiosidad: Widespread absence or decline of religious belief and regular religious practice.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso por el cual la religión pierde influencia sobre normas, instituciones y la vida pública cotidiana.
Word origin
The Spanish secularización combines secular ('worldly') with the verbalizer -izar and the noun suffix -ción and ultimately traces to Latin saecularis.
Usage tips
- Because the word is abstract, writers and speakers normally anchor it with concrete examples (fewer church roles in schools, fewer official religious ceremonies) to convey its meaning in everyday talk.
Opposites
- religiosidadreligiositynoun
Related words
- secularizarsecularizeverb
- secularismosecularismnoun