Christianise

Verb

Meaning

convert to Christianity

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Examples

Are there no Moravians in the Moon, that not a missionary has yet visited this poor pagan planet of ours, to civilise civilisation and christianise Christendom? Herman Melville

missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world Source: Internet

The Church had been trying its level best to Christianise the Yao by building schools and a clinic every four kilometer in Mangochi. Source: Internet

Monasteries were founded as campaigns to Christianise pagan Europe continued. Source: Internet

One common theory posits that Charlemagne "used force and terror to Christianise all pagans", leading to baptism, conversion or execution, and as a result, Vikings and other pagans resisted and wanted revenge. Source: Internet

The earliest preserved text in the Saxon language is a baptismal vow from the late 8th or early 9th centuries; the vernacular was used extensively in an effort to Christianise the lowest castes of Saxon society. Source: Internet

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