paganize

[ pey-guh-nahyz ]

/ ˈpeɪ gəˌnaɪz /

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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.

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Origin of paganize

First recorded in 1605–15; pagan + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM paganize

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

Words nearby paganize

PAGAD, pagan, pagandom, Paganini, paganism, paganize, page, pageant, pageantry, pageboy, page description language

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How to use paganize in a sentence

Unfortunately, the knowledge of letters in Italy tended to paganize its adherents.
Colleges in America|John Marshall Barker
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|Various
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|Various
He would paganize, Latinize and Mediterraneanize the genius of Europe.
Suspended Judgments|John Cowper Powys

British Dictionary definitions for paganize

paganize

paganise

/ (ˈpeɪɡəˌnaɪz) /

verb

to become pagan, render pagan, or convert to paganism

Derived forms of paganize

paganization or paganisation, nounpaganizer or paganiser, noun

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