secularisation
Society leaving faith
Secularisation is the process by which religion loses influence over public life and institutions.
A secularising society separates church from state, removes religious instruction from schools, or sees declining church attendance.
The word can describe deliberate policy or gradual cultural shift: The secularisation of European society accelerated after World War II.
Also spelled secularization.
Process of updating systems
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- liberalisationRemoval of restrictions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
disenchantment · rationalization · privatisation · differentiation · democratisation · humanism · relativism · commercialisation
modernisation
Process of updating systems
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- liberalisationRemoval of restrictions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
individualism · disenchantment · rationalization · privatisation · differentiation · democratisation · humanism · relativism · commercialisation · commodification
secularisationreligious revival
Renewed collective spiritual fervor
Islamisation · evangelisation · spiritual awakening · spiritual revival · religious awakening
secularisationclericalism
Clergy's political overreach
religious establishment · theocracy · hierocracy · religious nationalism · religious conservatism
secularisationconsecration
Dedicating to sacred purpose
sanctification · hallowing · blessing · dedication · beatification
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