“Secularization” or “Secularisation”

Language

Secularization and secularisation are both English terms.

Usage

Secularization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while secularisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
secularization	97	14	61	99	86	19	0	19	0	100	100	0
secularisation	3	86	39	1	14	81	0	81	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "secularization" over "secularisation" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "secularisation" over "secularization".
• In India, there is a preference for "secularization" over "secularisation" (61 to 39).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "secularization" over "secularisation" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "secularization" over "secularisation" (86 to 14).
• In Australia, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "secularisation" over "secularization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "secularization" and "secularisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "secularisation" over "secularization".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "secularization" and "secularisation".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "secularization" over "secularisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "secularization" over "secularisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "secularization" and "secularisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use secularization or secularisation with sample sentences.

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