Christianizes

Brings to faith

Christianizes is the third-person singular present tense of Christianize, meaning to convert someone or something to Christianity or to imbue with Christian character and principles.

Missionaries historically sought to Christianize indigenous populations, while secular institutions may be Christianized when religious influence shapes their practices or values.

The term can carry negative connotations when describing forced or coercive conversion.

The colonizers attempted to Christianize the native peoples.

conversion

convert

Change in form or faith

proselytizeAdvocate one's beliefs
evangelizeSpread religious doctrine actively
baptismRitual water purification ceremony

catechism · disciple · initiate · indoctrinate · recruit · witness · testify · salvation · redemption · rebirth

missionary

mission

Purpose-driven task

outreachProactive community assistance
evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
apostleMessenger for a cause

preacher · minister · crusade · colonize · civilize · spread · propagate · translate · indigenous · native

cultural

syncretism

Fusion of different beliefs

adaptationFitting to new conditions
appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
influencePower to affect others

tradition · holiday · calendar · naming · ritual · ceremony · symbolism · iconography · architecture · music

Opposites

religious conversion direction

Christianizessecularizes

Removes religious character from

profanes · disenchants · demystifies · rationalizes · modernizes

Family

Christianization, Christianized, Christianize, Christianizing

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