secularizers
Faith influence reducers
Secularizers are people or forces that make something less religious or more worldly.
The term often describes reformers who separate religious institutions from government, education, or public life: The secularizers pushed to remove prayer from public schools.
It can carry either neutral or pejorative connotations depending on the speaker's view of religion's proper role in society.
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- freethoughtReason-based belief formation
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- atheismRejection of deities
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
irreligion · nonbelief · skepticism · materialism · naturalism · empiricism · positivism · anticlericalism
Withdrawal of official status
- separationState of being apart
- deconversionAbandoning religious belief
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
civil rights · egalitarianism · democracy · liberalism · tolerance · inclusivity · diversity · pluralism
Absorbing into a whole
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
- diversityState of varied elements
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- innovationCreating something original
progressivism · globalization · trends · lifestyles · subcultures · norms · values · customs
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
rationalism · materialism · naturalism · utilitarianism · pragmatism · positivism · moral relativism · ethics
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- progressMovement toward improvement
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- scienceSystematic study through observation
education · development · globalization · liberalization · privatization · digitization · automation · efficiency
humanism
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- freethoughtReason-based belief formation
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- atheismRejection of deities
agnosticism · irreligion · nonbelief · skepticism · materialism · naturalism · empiricism · positivism · anticlericalism · disestablishment
disestablishment
Withdrawal of official status
- separationState of being apart
- deconversionAbandoning religious belief
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
progressivism · civil rights · egalitarianism · democracy · liberalism · tolerance · inclusivity · diversity · pluralism · legal reform
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
- diversityState of varied elements
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
innovation · progressivism · globalization · trends · lifestyles · subcultures · norms · values · customs · heritage
humanism
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
empiricism · rationalism · materialism · naturalism · utilitarianism · pragmatism · positivism · moral relativism · ethics · stoicism
industrialization
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- progressMovement toward improvement
- technologyApplied scientific methods
science · education · development · globalization · liberalization · privatization · digitization · automation · efficiency · infrastructure
secularizersevangelizers
Those who spread doctrine
missionaries · proselytizers · clergy · theocrats · apostles
secularizerssanctifiers
Those who make holy
traditionalists · holy men · holy women · saints · mystics