What does relativize mean?
Relativize means To make one thing relative to another..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
To make one thing relative to another..
However, many thinkers (Protestant and Catholic) have used historical-critical methods to relativize New Testament materials on sex and gender to their original settings, rather quickly substituting for "obsolete" moral prohibitions a modern, liberal set of values[…]
to relativize indirect objects
Use relativize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Relativize means To make one thing relative to another..
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However, many thinkers (Protestant and Catholic) have used historical-critical methods to relativize New Testament materials on sex and gender to their original settings, rather quickly substituting for "obsolete" moral prohibitions a modern, liberal set of values[…]
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