English Explanatory Dictionary

Catholicize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make Catholic; to convert to Catholicism.
  2. To become Catholic; to convert to Catholicism.
verb
  1. Alternative spelling of Catholicize.

Word forms

Catholicize Catholicizes Catholicizing Catholicized Catholicise

Etymology

From Catholic + -ize.

Antonyms

de-Catholicize un-Catholicize

Related words

Christianize Protestantize

Derived words

Catholicization de-Catholicization re-Catholicization re-Catholicize

Translations

Esperanto: katolikigi German: katholisieren German: katholisch machen German: zum Katholizismus konvertieren German: katholisch werden Romanian: catoliciza Russian: католизировать Spanish: catolizar Swedish: katolisera Vietnamese: Công giáo hóa Vietnamese: Công giáo hoá
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