Definition of Paganise

1. Verb. Make pagan in character. "The Church paganized Christianity"

Exact synonyms: Paganize
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Pagan

Definition of Paganise

1. Verb. (alternative spelling of paganize) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Paganise

1. to paganize [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES] - See also: paganize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paganise

paeons
paeony
paesan
paesani
paesano
paesanos
paesans
pagan
pagan religion
pagandom
pagandoms
paganica
paganing
paganings
paganisation
paganise (current term)
paganised
paganises
paganish
paganising
paganism
paganisms
paganist
paganistic
paganistically
paganists
paganity
paganization
paganize
paganized

Literary usage of Paganise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Contemporary Review (1874)
"... and Popes laboured, with great success, to re-paganise Rome. The second influence was the slow, but sure, growth of the physical sciences. ..."

2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1902)
"... in spite of a few solitary truths introduced for the sake of the rhyme, ever feeds his lamp and scents his works, which paganise the taste of thousands. ..."

3. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1902)
"... in spite of a few solitary truths introduced for the sake of the rhyme, ever feeds his lamp and scents his works, which paganise the taste of thousands. ..."

4. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1903)
"But the insane attempt of Antiochus to paganise Judaism by force renewed its life. The Church community, forced into a life and death struggle, ..."

5. The History of the Popes, from the Close of the Middle Ages: Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor, Ralph Francis Kerr, Frederick Ignatius Antrobus (1902)
"Wherever the Humanists touch Christianity they paganise it.* The poet Publio Gregorio of Citta de Castello, invokes the aid of the Holy Trinity, ..."

6. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1882)
"... the priesthood and paganise the people. SECTION ROOM, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5. The Right Rev. the PRESIDENT took the Chair at 10 o'clock. ..."

7. The Rise of the Mediaeval Church and Its Influence on the Civilisation of by Alexander Clarence Flick (1909)
"... it is impossible to conceive of any other solution of the problem in the fourth century.2 That the union did paganise and materialise the Church no one ..."

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