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recatholization

recatholization noun: the process of converting (a territory, etc.) back to the Catholic religion.

Noun

recatholization (uncountable)

  1. The process of converting (a territory, etc.) back to the Catholic religion.
    • The baroness was also active as a supporter of Protestant religious refugees from Silesia following its recatholization.2014, Douglas Shantz, A Companion to German Pietism, 1660-1800, page 435

Origin of recatholization

From re- + Catholization.

Questions about recatholization

What does recatholization mean?
Recatholization means the process of converting (a territory, etc.) back to the Catholic religion.
What part of speech is recatholization?
Recatholization is a noun.

Words near recatholization in the dictionary

  1. recatheterizing
  2. recathexes
  3. recathexis
  4. recatholicization
  5. recatholicizations
  6. recatholization
  7. recation
  8. recaught
  9. recaulescence
  10. recaulescent
  11. recaulk

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