Sec″u‐lar‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Secularized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Secularizing (?).] [Cf. F. séculariser.] 1. To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk.
2. To convert from spiritual to secular or common use; as, to secularize a church, or church property.
At the Reformation the abbey was secularized. W. Coxe.
3. To make worldly or unspiritual. Bp. Horsley.