paganize

American  

[pey-guh-nahyz] / ˈpeɪ gəˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object)

paganized, paganizing

1. to make pagan.

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verb (used without object)

paganized, paganizing

1. to become pagan.

paganize British  

/ ˈpeɪɡəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to become pagan, render pagan, or convert to paganism

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Other Word Forms

• paganization noun
• paganizer noun
• unpaganize verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of paganize

First recorded in 1605–15; pagan + -ize

Example Sentences

“He believes that the institutions of a technocratic market society are neutral zones that should, in theory, accommodate both traditional Christianity and the libertine ways and paganized ideology of the other side.”

From The New Yorker

For if thou art the same elegant paganized son of Abraham thou wast in thine old days, thy debts are as many as thy usurers are scarce.

From Project Gutenberg

A dual point of view was attempted in a work, licensed in January, 1600, which pretended to be "a commendation of true poetry, and a discommendation of all bawdy, ribald, and paganized poets."

From Project Gutenberg

Paganizing themselves, they sought a deeper paganizing of their serfs than the original paganism that these had brought from Africa.

From Project Gutenberg

And it is like if he had outlived that emperor till a heathen succeeded, he should have paganized the second time.

From Project Gutenberg