laicism

noun

laicism

noun

/ˈleɪ.ɪ.sɪz.əm/ · /ˈleɪ.ə.sɪz.əm/

Etymology From laic + -ism.

1

Especially, In reference to Turkey Secularism.

  • In a speech in commemoration of the 67th anniversary of the insertion of the principle of laicism into the Turkish constitution, he gave the following ideal typical Kemalist account of laicism: National sovereignty is grounded in the foundation of laicism.2010, L. Cady, Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age, page 124:
  • As a matter of fact the Enlightment culture was based on a philosophy inspired to an ethical laicism whose aim was to create a better society based on principles such as solidarity, equality of rights and duties, and full freedom.2012, Francesca Valensise, From Building Fabric to City Form: Reconstruction in Calabria at end of Eighteenth Century, Gangemi Editore spa, →ISBN, page 8:
Related terms
laicist, laicity, laicization, laicize, laity, lay, layman, lay person, laywoman

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