catholicise

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A form of catholicize — To make Catholic; to convert to Catholicism.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

catholicise1

verbcatholicise (third-person singular simple present catholicises, present participle catholicising, simple past and past participle catholicised)

present singular third person catholicises · participle present catholicising · participle past catholicised · past catholicised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Catholicize.

Catholicise2

verbCatholicise (third-person singular simple present Catholicises, present participle Catholicising, simple past and past participle Catholicised)

present singular third person Catholicises · participle present Catholicising · participle past Catholicised · past Catholicised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Catholicize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to adopt Catholicism

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

catholicise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catholicise

MLA

“catholicise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catholicise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catholicise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catholicise.

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