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secularizer

secularizer

1 8.7
A person or thing that makes something less religious
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛkjʊləˌraɪzər/
: secularizador
  • Many secularizers believe that separating religion from public life allows for a more inclusive society.

Examples

  • Moreover, many secularizers did not seek to destroy the primacy of Protestantism in the United States; rather, as committed Protestants themselves, they believed that embracing scientific history was necessary in order to preserve Protestantism's influence.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The secularizer argued that education should focus on critical thinking rather than religious teachings.

  • As a secularizer, she worked to promote a curriculum that emphasizes science and reason over faith.

Synonyms

secularist
vssecularizer
12 7.5

A person who wants religion kept separate from government and schools

actively makes institutions or practices less religious rather than just supporting separation policies

Antonyms

clergyman
22 4.7

A man who leads services and gives spiritual help in a church

Surface Forms

secularizer singular
secularizers plural

Morphology

secularizer = secularize (transparent) = secular + ize + er

Formed regularly from the verb 'secularize' with the agentive suffix '-er', yielding 'one who secularizes'.

Etymology

Secularizer is built from secular ('of the world' or 'not religious') plus -ize ('to make') and -er ('a person who does something'). So a secularizer is a person who makes something less religious or more secular.