Christianize
verb (used with object)
to make Christian.
Christianized
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past participleof Christianize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof Christianize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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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
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
Muezzins, who call Muslims to prayer, have not sounded from the Christianized minarets of Andalusia, Spain’s largest region, for centuries.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 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
