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to paganize

to paganize

1 9.9
To change a custom or holiday to include old local gods and beliefs
  • verb
  • /ˈpeɪɡəˌnaɪz/
: paganizar
  • Some critics argue that the festival paganizes modern holidays with its ancient customs.

Examples

  • The artist's work paganizes the landscape by adding mythological symbols and figures.

  • This birth date was decided at the Council of Nicea, in which Constantine paganized Christ and his message to unite his empire.

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  • The new movie paganizes traditional stories by incorporating ancient rituals and beliefs.

Antonyms

to Christianize
2 7.7

To make people or places follow Christianity

How Pagan

to convert
130 4.5
to paganize
1 9.9
to incorporate
219 4.5
to influence
545 2.2

Surface Forms

paganize infinitive
paganized past
paganized past participle
paganizing present participle
paganizes third person singular

Morphology

paganize = pagan (transparent) = pagan + ize

The verb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to 'pagan', meaning 'to make pagan', which is a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

Paganize comes from pagan, which comes from the old Latin word paganus meaning 'country' or 'rural person' and later 'not Christian'. So to paganize something is to make it like those old pagan ways by adding non-Christian beliefs or customs.