die Säkularisation
Translation
secularisation, secularization
Examples
Die Säkularisation trennte Kirche und Staat.
Secularisation separated church and state.
Die Säkularisation von Kirchengut war ein Prozess.
The secularisation of church property was a process.
Grammar Patterns
the secularisation ((of sth.)) the secularisation of... The secularisation of society is progressing.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Verweltlichung (becoming worldly)
Etymology
From Latin 'saeculum' (age, the world). The '-isation' suffix denotes a process.
Memory Tips
A direct cognate of 'secularisation'. Think of 'secular' (non-religious) and the process suffix '-isation'.