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      secularise
      verb
      make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
      Roots
      saeculumsecul- · Latin · age, generation, worldly timearis-ar · Latin · pertaining toizein-ise · Greek · to make, to render
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      The word secularise breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: secul, from Latin saeculum (“age, generation, worldly time”); -ar, from Latin aris (“pertaining to”); and -ise, from Greek izein (“to make, to render”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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