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religionize

religionize verb: to bring under the influence of religion.

Verb

religionize (third-person singular simple present religionizes, present participle religionizing, simple past and past participle religionized)

  1. (transitive) To bring under the influence of religion.
    Antonyms:
    dereligionize
  2. (intransitive) To profess religion.
  3. (transitive) To interpret or conceptualize as religion.
    • Dressler refers to a “trend to religionize Alevism” in the context of a discussion of the changing role of the dede, or Alevi spiritual leader […]2015, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion, →ISBN, page 166, note 103

Antonyms of religionize

Forms of religionize

third-person singular presentreligionizes
present participlereligionizing
past participlereligionized
pastreligionized

Origin of religionize

From religion + -ize.

Words formed from religionize

Questions about religionize

What does religionize mean?
Religionize means to bring under the influence of religion.
What part of speech is religionize?
Religionize is a verb.
What is the past tense of religionize?
The past tense of religionize is religionized.

Words near religionize in the dictionary

  1. religionist
  2. religionistic
  3. religionistically
  4. religionists
  5. religionization
  6. religionize
  7. religionized
  8. religionizes
  9. religionizing
  10. religionless
  11. religionlessly

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