noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
secularization; popularization
Refers to the process of becoming worldly or less religious, or to something becoming widely accepted by the general public.
近代化に伴い、社会の世俗化が進んだ。
With modernization, the secularization of society advanced.
この祭りは世俗化して、宗教的な意味が薄れた。
This festival became secularized, and its religious meaning faded.