Christianizing
Spreading the faith
Christianizing is the process of converting people, cultures, or institutions to Christianity, or infusing them with Christian character.
Missionaries spent centuries Christianizing indigenous populations.
The term also describes adapting non-Christian practices to fit Christian frameworks: The church Christianized pagan holidays like the winter solstice.
The word often carries undertones of cultural imposition.
Ritual water purification ceremony
- proselytizeAdvocate one's beliefs
- evangelizeSpread religious doctrine actively
- catechumenUnbaptized person learning Christianity
- convertChange in form or faith
rebirth · repentance · salvation · redemption · testimony · disciple · apostle · gospel
Ritual water purification ceremony
- communionProfound shared closeness
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
anointing · mass · liturgy · sacrament · vespers · evensong · altar · chalice
Promoting beliefs to others
- missionPurpose-driven task
- outreachProactive community assistance
- crusadeZealous effort for change
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
imperialism · proselytism · preach · ministry · clergy · pastor · bishop · monk
Study of the divine
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- creedStatement of belief
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
heresy · canon · exegesis · ecclesiology · eschatology · trinity · apostolic · reformation
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- proselytizeAdvocate one's beliefs
- evangelizeSpread religious doctrine actively
- catechumenUnbaptized person learning Christianity
convert · rebirth · repentance · salvation · redemption · testimony · disciple · apostle · gospel · scripture
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- communionProfound shared closeness
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
matrimony · anointing · mass · liturgy · sacrament · vespers · evensong · altar · chalice · vestments
evangelism
Promoting beliefs to others
colonialism · imperialism · proselytism · preach · ministry · clergy · pastor · bishop · monk · nun
theology
Study of the divine
orthodoxy · heresy · canon · exegesis · ecclesiology · eschatology · trinity · apostolic · reformation · schism
Christianizingsecularizing
Removing sacred character
profaning · disenchanting · rationalizing · desanctifying · deconsecrating
Christian, christen, Christianity, Christians, christening, christened, Christendom, Christianization, christenings