Christianize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make Christian.
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to imbue with Christian principles.
verb
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to make Christian or convert to Christianity
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to imbue with Christian principles, spirit, or outlook
Other Word Forms
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Present
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Christianizesimple
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Christianizessimple
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have Christianizedperfect
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has Christianizedperfect
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am Christianizingprogressive
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are Christianizingprogressive
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is Christianizingprogressive
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have been Christianizingperfect progressive
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has been Christianizingperfect progressive
Past
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Christianizedsimple
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had Christianizedperfect
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was Christianizingprogressive
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were Christianizingprogressive
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had been Christianizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of Christianize
Example Sentences
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What was the result of Portugal’s effort to Christianize the subjects of the Sultanate of Ternate?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
“Haakon Jarl” charts the rocky reign of the titular ruler who favored the Norse gods and fought the advance of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II as well as further attempts to Christianize Norway.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2022
“It’s often portrayed as though Woodbridge took him in to Christianize an Indian man, but that was not it at all,” said Hermes.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2019
His persuasive powers must have been astounding: Ireland fully converted to Christianity within 200 years and was the only country in Europe to Christianize peacefully.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2013
Then followed an age-long attempt to Christianize Latin literature, to supply believers with a new poetry, written in polished and accomplished verse, and inspired by Christian doctrine.
From Romance Two Lectures by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
And hence Hutchinson, thoroughly imbued with these Christian views of Masonry, has called the Master Mason's order a Christian degree, and thus Christianizes the whole symbolism of its mythical history.
From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.
The Bible both moralizes and Christianizes those who permit its holy influence to move them to loving obedience of the Lord Jesus.
From A Trip Abroad by Janes, Don Carlos
Mr. Romm notes that though the Roman Empire in Stobaeus’ time was largely Christianized, there’s little evidence of that in the anthology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Many Roman festive practices did find sanctuary in the medieval liturgical calendar, in modified and Christianized form.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Nagasaki, on the southern island of Kyushu, was the most Christianized community in Japan and had ten churches.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
And the authors, who were men as far as we know, were Christianized people writing about their “pagan” ancestors.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2022
Aquinas Christianized Ad Herennium, partly misunderstood it—misreading “solitude” for “solicitude,” thus accidentally discovering a devotional aspect in it—and became the patron saint of medieval mnemotechnics.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
They were isolated from their homes and culture with the aim of Christianizing and assimilating them into mainstream society, which previous Canadian governments considered superior.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2022
St. Vladimir of Kyiv, as the Russians came to call him, became credited with Christianizing Russia.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
In 1693, Cotton Mather took on the challenge of Christianizing the heathen population without ending enslavement.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2015
Colonialism, against its own Christianizing designs was, it seems, killing religion.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2014
But Father played the cool cat, not admitting what a miserable failure he had been so far at the Christianizing trade.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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