De-paganize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: De-paganize is a verb meaning Alternative form of depaganize.
Meaning
Alternative form of depaganize.
Example Sentences
In his zeal to de-paganize the Empire, Ambrose had baptized these garments along with their wearers—had indeed rooted their suitability in the Scriptures, rejecting as a hallmark of paganism and threat to the body politic only the sartorial excesses of perceived effeminacy, the "cross-dressing" condemned alike by Deuteronomy and Roman civic discourse.
Word Forms
- de-paganizes
- de-paganizing
- de-paganized
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include de-paganise, depaganise, dechristianise, depoliticalize, deconfessionalise, depoliticise.
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