heathenize
English
Etymology
Verb
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- (transitive) To render heathen; to convert to heathenism.
- 1698, Stephen Nye, An account of Mr. Firmin's religion
- 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.
- Synonym: paganize
- 1698, Stephen Nye, An account of Mr. Firmin's religion