laicizer

/lɑɪsəraɪzər/

Definitions

1. noun

One who laicizes or causes someone to be secularized, especially a person or institution that is removed from the control of the church or clergy.

“The laicizer of the monastery played a crucial role in the decision to secularize the institution.”

Synonyms

  • disestablisher
  • secularizer

Antonyms

  • cleric
  • ecclesiast