HEATHENIZE

Etymology

Verb

heathenize (third-person singular simple present heathenizes, present participle heathenizing, simple past and past participle heathenized)

(transitive) To render heathen; to convert to heathenism.

Synonym: paganize

Source: Wiktionary


Hea"then*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heathenized; p. pr. & vb. n. Heathenizing.]

Definition: To render heathen or heathenish. Firmin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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