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religionizing

religionizing is the present participle and gerund of religionize.

Meaning of religionize

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

Questions about religionizing

What is religionizing the present participle and gerund of?
Religionizing is the present participle and gerund of religionize.

Words near religionizing in the dictionary

  1. religionists
  2. religionization
  3. religionize
  4. religionized
  5. religionizes
  6. religionizing
  7. religionless
  8. religionlessly
  9. religionlessness
  10. religionlike
  11. religions

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