laïcité

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.i.si.te/

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Noun

laïcité f (plural laïcités)

1. separation of church and state
2. secularity, secularism; secular society

Related terms

• laïc
• laïque

Further reading

• “laïcité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.