heathenize

American  

[hee-thuh-nahyz] / ˈhi ðəˌnaɪz /

especially British, heathenise

verb (used with object)

heathenized, heathenizing

1. to make heathen.

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verb (used without object)

heathenized, heathenizing

1. to become heathen.

heathenize British  

/ ˈhiːðəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to render or become heathen, or bring or come under heathen influence

2. (intr) to engage in heathen practices

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Etymology

Origin of heathenize

First recorded in 1675–85; heathen + -ize

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Example Sentences

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heathenize heathenizing

What made Daniel steadfast amidst all the efforts to heathenize him during his captivity in Babylon?

From The Christian Home by Samuel Philips

His policy of reducing Judea to a mere province of Rome was not pleasing to his subjects, and he was suspected of a design of heathenizing the nation.

From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord

The last event in the national history to which reference is made is the vengeance inflicted on the heathenizing rulers of the people by “the head of the Greek kings.”

From The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect by George Foot Moore

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