secularization

Noun

1. The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.
2. The deconsecration of a church.
3. The act of becoming secular.
   • Wojtyla and Mazowiecki come from the same Krakow intellectual circles that advocated the secularization of politics and led the recent efforts for Polish-Jewish dialogue. - 1989 November 29, Eric O. Hanson, “What the...
   • [C]onservative Christian organizations have pushed back against what they describe as the secularization of Christmas. - 2007 August 15, Paul Vitello, “When ‘Christmas Concert’ Are Fighting Words”, in The New York...
   • [H]e took advantage of several developments: the ongoing secularization of art and painting’s growing attention to actual people, and its rising status as portable market commodity. - 2021 June 24, Roberta Smith, “For...