Christianizev.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪstʃn̩ʌɪz/,

/ˈkrɪstjənʌɪz/,

/ˈkrɪstɪənʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪstʃəˌnaɪz/

Forms: 1500s– Christianize, 1600s– Christianise. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Christian adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < Christian adj. + -ize suffix, perhaps after post-classical Latin christianizare to teach Christianity (early 3rd cent in Tertullian), to convert to Christianity (12th cent. in a British source).Compare Hellenistic Greek Χριστιανίζειν to live as a Christian, in Byzantine Greek also to become a Christian, Middle French, French christianiser to adopt Christianity (1575 in an isolated attestation, subsequently from the early 20th cent.), to make Christian (1585). Spanish cristianizar to make Christian (beginning of the 17th cent.).

1. transitive. To convert (a person, nation, etc.) to Christianity; to make Christian.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > convert [verb (transitive)]

christeneOE

christian1534

Christianize1590

gospelize1646

Christify1654

1590 R. Harvey Theol. Disc. Lamb of God 88 Yong wits.., that be not fully catechised and christianized aforehand.

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 61^v He which peruseth that, & yet is Diagoriz'd, will neuer be Christianiz'd.

1676 I. Mather Brief Hist. Warr with Indians New-Eng. 2 He was Christianized and baptiz'd.

1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 744 The Jesuits..made great efforts to civilize and Christianize the natives.

1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iv. i. 485 Ireland was Christianized centuries before Scandinavia.

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 16/1 Elliott was laboring to christianize the Indian tribes.

2019 Indian Currents (Nexis) 21 Jan. Christians engage in duplicitous missionary practices in an effort to ‘Christianize’ India.

2. intransitive. To conform to or adopt Christianity. Also: to adopt some aspects of Christian culture (rare).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > convert [verb (intransitive)]

Christianize1605

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 449 Prester Iohn..Doth in some sort deuoutly Christianize.

1641 J. Milton Animadversions 23 They did no more..but bring some Pagans to Christianize.

1795 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 153 He is Christianizing apace—I doubt not, that I shall present him to you right orthodox in the heterodoxy of Unitarianism.

1823 C. Lamb Imperfect Sympathies in Elia 141 I do not understand these half convertites. Jews christianizing—Christians judaizing—puzzle me.

1905 W. E. Geil Yankee in Pigmy Land 285 I believe that although they have no sharp frosty air to quicken their sluggish blood, they will civilize and Christianize rapidly.

2018 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 18 Dec. a12 We use Dec. 25 because when ancient Rome was Christianizing, it was trying to paper over the holiday Saturnalia.

3. transitive. To make (something) Christian in character or form; to imbue with Christian principles, values, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > [verb (transitive)] > give form of

Christianize1618

christena1716

1618 C. Pierse Vertues Anat. sig. C Where many liue, to whom that name belongs, Which onely Christianize it in their tongues.

1693 Apol. Clergy Scotl. 49 The preaching of some men is such morality, as Seneca and other Heathens taught, only Christianised with some words.

1809 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 224 He was then accused..of wishing to Christianize the Revolution (Christianizer la Revolution).

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 171 This attempt to christianise the drama did not produce an immediate effect.

1917 E. Pound Let. ?Jan. (1971) 107 I have only three quarrels with them: Their idiotic fuss over christianizing all poems they print, [etc.].

1974 K. M. Briggs Folklore of Cotswolds ii. 24 It [sc. May Day] was never christianised and was understandably more hated by the Puritans than any other festival.

2002 R. Webber Younger Evangelicals iii. viii. 135 Younger evangelicals are very critical of the way the American church has embraced and Christianized the values of the West.

Derivatives

ˈChristianized adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > [adjective]

christenedOE

Christianizing1650

Christianized1663

evangelized1816

1663 J. Goodwin Prelatique Preachers xvii. 22 These Christianiz'd Hebrews were in a sore storm of persecution when this Epistle was written to them.

1767 T. Hutchinson Hist. Province Massachusets-Bay, 1691–1750 ii. 137 Some of the..christianized Mohawks.

1856 Charleston (S. Carolina) Mercury 28 Nov. To an intelligent and christianised community, as we are, the education of the young must ever be a matter of most serious importance.

2000 K. B. Westerfield Tucker in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 184/1 At first, Easter was a Christianized passover.

ˈChristianizing n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > [noun]

christeningOE

Christianizing1650

inchristianation1654

Christianizationa1799

society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > [adjective]

christenedOE

Christianizing1650

Christianized1663

evangelized1816

1650 C. Feake Genealogie Christianity & Christians Ep. Ded. The new-Christianizing of such nominal Christians, as are really without God, and without Christ.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 44 The Rabbinizing and Christianizing Magicians, and Astrologers.

1803 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 370 In Germany..the clergy are philosophising Christians, or Christianising philosophers.

1859 I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 201 The time of the Christianizing of the empire.

1990 Independent on Sunday 28 Jan. 5/2 The Government has passed an act saying religious education is a Christianising enterprise and then retreated into inactivity.

2019 Western Mail (Cardiff) (National ed.) (Nexis) 31 Jan. 27 The Christianising of the English of Northumbria by Irish saints.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	christianize
释义	Christianizev. Brit. /ˈkrɪstʃn̩ʌɪz/, /ˈkrɪstjənʌɪz/, /ˈkrɪstɪənʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈkrɪstʃəˌnaɪz/ Forms: 1500s– Christianize, 1600s– Christianise. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Christian adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < Christian adj. + -ize suffix, perhaps after post-classical Latin christianizare to teach Christianity (early 3rd cent in Tertullian), to convert to Christianity (12th cent. in a British source).Compare Hellenistic Greek Χριστιανίζειν to live as a Christian, in Byzantine Greek also to become a Christian, Middle French, French christianiser to adopt Christianity (1575 in an isolated attestation, subsequently from the early 20th cent.), to make Christian (1585). Spanish cristianizar to make Christian (beginning of the 17th cent.). 1. transitive. To convert (a person, nation, etc.) to Christianity; to make Christian. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > convert [verb (transitive)] christeneOE christian1534 Christianize1590 gospelize1646 Christify1654 1590 R. Harvey Theol. Disc. Lamb of God 88 Yong wits.., that be not fully catechised and christianized aforehand. 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 61^v He which peruseth that, & yet is Diagoriz'd, will neuer be Christianiz'd. 1676 I. Mather Brief Hist. Warr with Indians New-Eng. 2 He was Christianized and baptiz'd. 1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 744 The Jesuits..made great efforts to civilize and Christianize the natives. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iv. i. 485 Ireland was Christianized centuries before Scandinavia. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 16/1 Elliott was laboring to christianize the Indian tribes. 2019 Indian Currents (Nexis) 21 Jan. Christians engage in duplicitous missionary practices in an effort to ‘Christianize’ India. 2. intransitive. To conform to or adopt Christianity. Also: to adopt some aspects of Christian culture (rare). ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > convert [verb (intransitive)] Christianize1605 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 449 Prester Iohn..Doth in some sort deuoutly Christianize. 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 23 They did no more..but bring some Pagans to Christianize. 1795 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 153 He is Christianizing apace—I doubt not, that I shall present him to you right orthodox in the heterodoxy of Unitarianism. 1823 C. Lamb Imperfect Sympathies in Elia 141 I do not understand these half convertites. Jews christianizing—Christians judaizing—puzzle me. 1905 W. E. Geil Yankee in Pigmy Land 285 I believe that although they have no sharp frosty air to quicken their sluggish blood, they will civilize and Christianize rapidly. 2018 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 18 Dec. a12 We use Dec. 25 because when ancient Rome was Christianizing, it was trying to paper over the holiday Saturnalia. 3. transitive. To make (something) Christian in character or form; to imbue with Christian principles, values, etc. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > [verb (transitive)] > give form of Christianize1618 christena1716 1618 C. Pierse Vertues Anat. sig. C Where many liue, to whom that name belongs, Which onely Christianize it in their tongues. 1693 Apol. Clergy Scotl. 49 The preaching of some men is such morality, as Seneca and other Heathens taught, only Christianised with some words. 1809 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 224 He was then accused..of wishing to Christianize the Revolution (Christianizer la Revolution). 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 171 This attempt to christianise the drama did not produce an immediate effect. 1917 E. Pound Let. ?Jan. (1971) 107 I have only three quarrels with them: Their idiotic fuss over christianizing all poems they print, [etc.]. 1974 K. M. Briggs Folklore of Cotswolds ii. 24 It [sc. May Day] was never christianised and was understandably more hated by the Puritans than any other festival. 2002 R. Webber Younger Evangelicals iii. viii. 135 Younger evangelicals are very critical of the way the American church has embraced and Christianized the values of the West. Derivatives ˈChristianized adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > [adjective] christenedOE Christianizing1650 Christianized1663 evangelized1816 1663 J. Goodwin Prelatique Preachers xvii. 22 These Christianiz'd Hebrews were in a sore storm of persecution when this Epistle was written to them. 1767 T. Hutchinson Hist. Province Massachusets-Bay, 1691–1750 ii. 137 Some of the..christianized Mohawks. 1856 Charleston (S. Carolina) Mercury 28 Nov. To an intelligent and christianised community, as we are, the education of the young must ever be a matter of most serious importance. 2000 K. B. Westerfield Tucker in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 184/1 At first, Easter was a Christianized passover. ˈChristianizing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > [noun] christeningOE Christianizing1650 inchristianation1654 Christianizationa1799 society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > [adjective] christenedOE Christianizing1650 Christianized1663 evangelized1816 1650 C. Feake Genealogie Christianity & Christians Ep. Ded. The new-Christianizing of such nominal Christians, as are really without God, and without Christ. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 44 The Rabbinizing and Christianizing Magicians, and Astrologers. 1803 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 370 In Germany..the clergy are philosophising Christians, or Christianising philosophers. 1859 I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 201 The time of the Christianizing of the empire. 1990 Independent on Sunday 28 Jan. 5/2 The Government has passed an act saying religious education is a Christianising enterprise and then retreated into inactivity. 2019 Western Mail (Cardiff) (National ed.) (Nexis) 31 Jan. 27 The Christianising of the English of Northumbria by Irish saints. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1590
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