Protestantize

especially British, Prot·es·tant·ise

[prot-uh-stuhn-tahyz]

verb (used with object)

Protestantized, Protestantizing 

1. to convert or cause to conform to Protestantism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Protestantize¹

First recorded in 1825–35; Protestant + -ize

Example Sentences

Belgian-born Theologian Gommar De Pauw, 46, of Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Maryland likes it so little that he has organized a "Catholic Traditionalist Movement," which recently delivered a manifesto to the nation's bishops, charging that liturgical reform is part of a scheme to "Protestantize" Catholic worship and doctrine.

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The various Protestant societies actually spent £100,000 yearly in the vain attempt to Protestantize the Romans.

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These were nearly all Protestants; to encourage them would have done more to Protestantize the country than all the penal laws and charter schools put together; but they were ruthlessly sacrificed to the greed of the English manufacturers.

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They amused themselves with the idea of a Puritanical opera, declared that the English wished to Protestantize music, and suggested "Calvin" or "The Sabbath" as good subjects for this new and entirely English class of operas.

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Determined efforts should be made, not only to Anglicize, but to Protestantize the people.

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