deconfessionalization

English

Alternative forms

• deconfessionalisation

Etymology

From deconfessionalize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːkənˌfɛʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Noun

deconfessionalization (plural deconfessionalizations)

1. The removal of the influence of a particular religion (from).
   • 1986, Henry Milner, Long Road to Reform: Restructuring Public Education in Quebec, Kingston, Ontario: McGill-Queen's University Press, →ISBN, page 5:

     Because of the constitutional obstacles, it is possible to discern a link between Laurin’s attempt to strengthen the schools at the expense of the boards and the long-sought deconfessionalization of the system.

Synonyms

• secularization

Antonyms

• desecularization

Related terms

• confessionalization

Translations

removal of influence of a religion

Finnish: uskonnon vaikutuksen poistaminen French: déconfessionnalisation (fr) f German: Dekonfessionalisierung f Romanian: deconfesionalizare f