catholicize

kəˈθɒlɪsaɪz

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Definition of catholicize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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cultural adaptation

Rare

make something reflect Catholic beliefs

Rare

The festival was catholicized to include a mass.

catholicise

religious conversion

Rare

convert to Roman Catholicism

Rare

He decided to catholicize after years of spiritual exploration..

convert

proselytize

broaden scope

Rare

make universal or inclusive

Rare

The organization aimed to catholicize its membership criteria..

generalize

universalize

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Origin of catholicize

Greek, katholikos (universal) + -ize (to make)

Examples of catholicize in a sentence

The school was catholicized to align with the new curriculum.
The missionaries aimed to catholicize the indigenous people.
She sought to catholicize her children through religious education.
They sought to catholicize their approach to education.
The new policy aims to catholicize the healthcare system.

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French:catholiciser, se convertir au catholicisme, ...
German:katholisieren, zum Katholizismus konvertieren, ...
Italian:cattolicizzare, convertirsi al cattolicesimo, ...
Spanish:catolizar, convertirse al catolicismo, ...
Portuguese:catolicizar, converter ao catolicismo, ...
Chinese:天主教化, 改宗天主教, ...
Japanese:カトリック化する, カトリックに改宗する, ...
Arabic:جَعَلَهُ كَاثُولِيكِيًّا, تَحَوَّلَ إلى الكاثوليكية, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתְאִים לַקָּתוֹלִיּוּת, לְהִצְטָרֵף לִכְּנֵסִיָּה הָרֹמָנוֹ-קָתּוֹלִית, ...
Russian:католизировать, католицизировать, ...
Ukrainian:католизувати, католицизувати, ...
Hindi:कैथोलिक बनाना, कैथोलिक धर्म अपनाना, ...
Bengali:ক্যাথলিক করা, রোমান ক্যাথলিক ধর্মে রূপান্তরিত করা, ...
Catalan:catolitzar, convertir al catolicisme, ...
Czech:pokatoličtit, obrátit ke katolicismu, ...
Danish:katolicere, konvertere til katolicismen, ...
Dutch:katholiseren, katholiek maken, ...
Greek:καθολικοποιώ, καθολικίζω, ...
Hungarian:katolizál, katolizálni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានលក្ខណៈកាតូលិក, បម្លែងឱ្យចូលសាសនាកាតូលិករ៉ូម, ...
Korean:가톨릭화하다, 가톨릭으로 개종하다, ...
Persian:کاتولیک کرد, کاتولیک کردن, ...
Polish:katolicyzować, przejść na katolicyzm, ...
Portuguese (BR):catolicizar, tornar-se católico, ...
Romanian:a catoliciza, a converti la catolicism, ...
Swedish:katolicera, konvertera till katolicismen, ...
Thai:ปรับให้เข้ากับคาทอลิก, เปลี่ยนศาสนาเป็นคาทอลิก, ...
Turkish:Katolikleştirmek, Katolik yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:Công giáo hóa, chuyển sang Công giáo, ...

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