heathenize en · VERB
Etymology
From heathen + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To render heathen; to convert to heathenism.
The continuance of these unscriptural terms, without an exact application of them in sermons and catechisms, heathenizes all the common people, nay and great numbers of not unlearned persons.
1698, Stephen Nye, An account of Mr. Firmin's religion:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heathenizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| heathenized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| heathenized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| heathenizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |