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A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.
Pope Benedict XVI

Meaning of "laicism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAICISM

laicism  [ˈleɪɪsɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAICISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laicism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAICISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

laicism

Laïcité

French secularity in French, laïcité is a concept denoting the absence of religious involvement in government affairs as well as absence of government involvement in religious affairs. French secularism has a long history but the current regime is based on the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State.. During the twentieth century, it evolved to mean equal treatment of all religions, although a more restrictive interpretation of the term has developed since 2004. Certain different implementations have evolved since World War II, some have seen the evolution of a "positive" laïcité which manages competing pluralities rather than serving as secular alternative to religion. Dictionaries ordinarily translate laïcité as secularity or secularism, although it is sometimes rendered in English as laicity or laicism. While the term was coined in 1871 in the dispute over the removal of religious teachers and instruction from elementary schools, the term laïcité dates to 1842. In its strict and official acceptance, it is the principle of separation of church and state.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAICISM


agnosticism
æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm
Anglo-Catholicism
ˈæŋɡləʊkəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm
anti-Catholicism
ˌæntɪkəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm
antiracism
ˌæntɪˈreɪsɪzəm
apocalypticism
əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪsɪzəm
archaicism
ɑːˈkeɪɪsɪzəm
astaticism
eɪˈstætɪsɪzəm
athleticism
æθˈlɛtɪsɪzəm
chromaticism
krəˈmætɪsɪzəm
didacticism
dɪˈdæktɪsɪzəm
ecumenicism
ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪsɪzəm
esotericism
ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪsɪzəm
exoticism
ɪɡˈzɒtɪsɪzəm
metempiricism
ˌmetɪmˈpɪrɪsɪzəm
peripateticism
ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪsɪzəm
polysyllabicism
ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪsɪzəm
psychoticism
saɪˈkɒtɪsɪzəm
racism
ˈreɪsɪzəm
scepticism
ˈskɛptɪsɪzəm
skepticism
ˈskɛptɪsɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAICISM

laic
laical
laically
laich
laicisation
laicise
laicity
laicization
laicize
laid
laid paper
laid up
laid-back
laidly
laigh
laik
laika
laiker
Lailat-ul-Qadr
lain

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAICISM

aestheticism
Catholicism
classicism
criticism
cynicism
eclecticism
eroticism
fanaticism
fascism
historicism
literary criticism
lyricism
mosaicism
mysticism
neoclassicism
neuroticism
romanticism
scholasticism
self-criticism
textual criticism
witticism

Synonyms and antonyms of laicism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «laicism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAICISM

Find out the translation of laicism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laicism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laicism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

laicism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laicismo
570 millions of speakers

English

laicism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

laicism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العلمانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лаицизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

laicismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

laicism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laïcisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laizismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

世俗主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

laicism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laicism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

laicism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

laicism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाइकिझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

laiklik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

laicismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

laicyzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лаїцизму
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

laicism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαϊκισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laïcisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

laicism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

laicism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laicism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAICISM»

The term «laicism» is used very little and occupies the 164.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAICISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «laicism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «laicism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laicism

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QUOTES WITH «LAICISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word laicism.
1
Pope Benedict XVI
A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAICISM»

Discover the use of laicism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laicism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beyond Sacred and Secular: Politics of Religion in Israel ...
In contrast to the widely shared and rei- fied secular-religious divisions, one's religious, self-identified beliefs and position on laicism do not determine each other. In fact, a closer analysis turns the essence of the clash of values argument  ...
Sultan Tepe, 2008
2
The Politics of Secularism in International Relations
108 Although laicism purports to stand outside the contested territory of religion and politics, it does not and cannot. Laicism is located on the spectrum of theological politics. In international relations, laicism works to exclude alternative  ...
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, 2009
3
Secularisms
Indeed, it lies at the root of the frequent mistake of collapsing Kemalist laicism with secularism. The two terms are not two different names for the same phenomenon. Laicism is distinct from secularism, both conceptually and practically, and ...
Janet R. Jakobsen, Ann Pellegrini, 2008
4
The Minority Concept in the Turkish Context: Practices and ...
too governing and interfering, the Alevi accuse laicism of not recognizing their religion and giving the Sunni an advantage. Even conservative Sunnis criticize Turkish laicism for being essentially Kemalist laicism. This debate has never died  ...
Samim Akgönül, 2013
5
Corporatist Ideology In Kemalist Turkey: Progress Or Order?
The Kemalists described their project using the French word laicisme, which is translated into Turkish as laiklik and into English as laicism. Like secularism, laicism is one tradition and set of practices, itself with varying forms, subsumable  ...
Taha Parla, Andrew Davison, 2004
6
Muslims in Modern Turkey: Kemalism, Modernism and the Revolt ...
the 'top down' nature of Kemalist laicism.215 More precisely, it is proposed that Kemalist laicism denotes the repudiation of religion, history, and society's own culture.216 Allegedly, it is 'extremely conservative and dogmatic.'217 Abdurrahman ...
Sena Karasipahi, 2008
7
Remaking Turkey: Globalization, Alternative Modernities, and ...
However, the DYP has been more prone to the severe reaction of the military on the issue of laicism than ANAP. This can be attributed to two reasons. First, the DP-AP heritage signified the weight of conservative nationalism in party identity. 47 ...
Emin Fuat Keyman, 2007
8
Remaking Turkey: Globalization, Alternative Modernities, and ...
However, the DYP has been more prone to the severe reaction of the military on the issue of laicism than ANAP. This can be attributed to two reasons. First, the DP-AP heritage signified the weight of conservative nationalism in party identity. 47 ...
Fuat E. Keyman, 2007
9
Religious Nationalism: A Reference Handbook
Hurd differentiates two similar, but subtly different, discourses of secularism: laicism and Judeo—Christian. laicism. Discourse. Laicism is a system that excludes religious involvement in government affairs and the government's involvement in ...
Atalia Omer, Jason A. Springs, 2013
10
Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age
as both the headscarf debates and the Alevi case show, Kemalist laicism is gradually losing its monopoly to define public-private distinctions. Laicism as a regulating principle of the public sphere with implicit theological jurisdiction is very ...
Linell E. Cady, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAICISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laicism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dawn of the Salafists
... (secular and Ennahda) need to play a larger role in cultivating a modern national identity that puts patriotism and liberalism ahead of laicism. «Politico, Jul 15»
2
Will the Burqa Be Banned in Berlin?
In the rearview mirror, a strict laicism makes sense. But up ahead, there's a multicultural Europe that requires more room, not less, for religious ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
“In Europe, confronting the unitary thinking raises suspicions”
In addition, European laicism is gaining ground in many contexts, not just to promote the separation between the church and the state, but also ... «Evangelical Focus, Jul 15»
4
Turn France's Christian Churches Into Mosques, Says Muslim Leader
Elkabach, reading from a document, then quoted Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve as saying that France's laicism did "not forbid the ... «AINA, Jun 15»
5
Academic Gözaydın: new Parliament should be able to work to …
Laicism is the term used for the state's control of religion in the public sphere as opposed to secularism, which implies the separation of state ... «Today's Zaman, Jun 15»
6
Islam: Victim of the Saudi-Iranian rivalry
Fed up with their politics, the larger Muslim world is still in search of Islamic laicism to live side by side with any sect or any religious or ... «Daily Sabah, Jun 15»
7
An absolute majority hangs in the balance
The same is true of the word "laicism" (secularism). In previous elections, the ruling AKP ruthlessly portrayed the CHP as the party of the elite, ... «Qantara.de, May 15»
8
Pro-Gülen daily runs piece with party propaganda
Again, the author continues propaganda for opposition parties regarding the CHP's sensitiveness in laicism: "If I say that I am quite sensitive ... «Daily Sabah, May 15»
9
Decoding AK Party's election campaign: Those were the days
... Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) insurgency, identity politics and ideological themes, of which the CHP's hardcore laicism is a prime example. «Today's Zaman, May 15»
10
How many times can someone be 'reborn'?
In European laicism, it has been argued that secularism is a movement toward modernization, and away from traditional religious values (also ... «Lethbridge Herald, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Laicism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/laicism>. May 2024 ».
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