paganize

[pey-guh-nahyz]

verb (used with object), pa·gan·ized, pa·gan·iz·ing.

to make pagan.

verb (used without object), pa·gan·ized, pa·gan·iz·ing.

to become pagan.

Origin of paganize

First recorded in 1605–15; pagan + -ize

Related formspa·gan·i·za·tion, nounun·pa·gan·ize, verb (used with object), un·pa·gan·ized, un·pa·gan·iz·ing.

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Historical Examples of paganize

Unfortunately, the knowledge of letters in Italy tended to paganize its adherents.
Colleges in America
John Marshall Barker
These Gnostic heresies, which threatened to paganize the Christian Church, were condemned in no measured terms by the fathers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3
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Paul, setting out on his journeys with the great idea of converting heathens, was obliged to paganize the Gospel.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03
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British Dictionary definitions for paganize

paganize

paganise

verb

to become pagan, render pagan, or convert to paganism

Derived Formspaganization or paganisation, nounpaganizer or paganiser, noun

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