christianise

/'kristjənaiz/ Cách viết khác : (christianise) /'kristjənaiz/

Thân thiện

Missionaries worked to christianise the local population.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To convert to Christianity: The primary meaning of "christianise" is to cause someone to adopt the Christian religion or to introduce Christian beliefs and practices to a person or group.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The missionaries aimed to christianise the remote tribe.
  • Historically, some rulers sought to christianise their entire kingdoms through decree.

Advanced Usage

• "to christianise a culture": To profoundly influence a culture by introducing and establishing Christian norms, values, and institutions.
  • The arrival of European colonists often led to attempts to christianise indigenous cultures.

Variants and Related Words

• Christianize (verb): An alternative spelling, especially in American English, with the same meaning.
  • The church's goal was to Christianize the region.
• Christianisation (noun): The process or result of being christianised.
  • The christianisation of the empire took several centuries.

Synonyms

• Convert to Christianity: To change one's religious belief to Christianity.
• Evangelize: To preach the Christian gospel with the aim of converting people.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

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Học thuật

Verb

1. convert to Christianity
   • missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Christianize
• Christianise