Christianise
- a variation of Christianize.
Example Sentences
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Historians believe that Valentine's Day is rooted in the Roman love and fertility festival, Lupercalia, and was a move by Gelasius I to Christianise pagan traditions.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
But the Middle Ages do not simply repeat, they Christianise Aristotle.
From Mediaeval Socialism by Jarrett, Bede
Councils and edicts prohibited these processions in Gaul, but a more effectual way was to Christianise them.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.
In the first act she is Zoe—a Christian girl who has wandered across the desert from Damascus to try to Christianise the Zeus-worshipping pagans of Palmyra.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Twain, Mark
The Boers in the eastern part of the Cape Colony where he laboured, did not appreciate his efforts to Christianise their slaves.
From The Ghost Kings by Haggard, Henry Rider
