verb
- making or becoming pagan; converting to or adopting pagan beliefs or practices
Usage: present participle of paganize
Examples
- The missionary worried about the paganizing influence of local customs.
- Some scholars argue that certain festivals were paganizing Christian traditions.
- The community was accused of paganizing their religious ceremonies.
- Ancient Rome was known for paganizing conquered territories.
- The process of paganizing the region took several generations.
- Critics claimed the new practices were paganizing the church.