Vaticanize

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verb

To make to conform to the religious principles and practices of the Vatican.

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Meanings

verbVaticanize (third-person singular simple present Vaticanizes, present participle Vaticanizing, simple past and past participle Vaticanized)

present singular third person Vaticanizes · participle present Vaticanizing · participle past Vaticanized · past Vaticanized

  1. transitivelifestyleTo make to conform to the religious principles and practices of the Vatican.

    But we have here no attempt to Vaticanize the Celtic Church.

    1912, Princeton Theological Review, volume 10, page 148

Origin

From Vatican + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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