deconfessionalization
nounUK /diːkənˌfɛʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
Etymology From deconfessionalize + -ation.
1
The removal of the influence of a particular religion (from).
- 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.1986, Henry Milner, Long Road to Reform: Restructuring Public Education in Quebec, Kingston, Ontario: McGill-Queen's University Press, →ISBN, page 5:
- Synonyms
- secularization
- Antonyms
- desecularization
- Related terms
- confessionalization