Catholicize (Verb)
Meaning
Cause to adopt Catholicism.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The missionaries set out to catholicize the indigenous people of the newly discovered lands.
- As his health began to decline, Emperor Jing of Han sought to catholicize China by supporting Christian missionaries.
- She was determined to catholicize her entire family, so she spent years praying and attending mass for them.
- During the Renaissance, certain monarchs tried to catholicize Europe as a means of uniting the continent under one faith.
- By marrying a Catholic prince, the queen aimed to catholicize her Protestant kingdom.