catholicize

C3A1T1H4O1L1I1C3I1Z10E1

verb

To make Catholic; to convert to Catholicism.

Similar
catholiciselatinizelatinise
Opposite
de-Catholicizeun-Catholicize
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Meanings

catholicize1

verbcatholicize (third-person singular simple present catholicizes, present participle catholicizing, simple past and past participle catholicized)

present singular third person catholicizes · participle present catholicizing · participle past catholicized · past catholicized

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Catholicize.

Catholicize2

verbCatholicize (third-person singular simple present Catholicizes, present participle Catholicizing, simple past and past participle Catholicized)

present singular third person Catholicizes · participle present Catholicizing · participle past Catholicized · past Catholicized · alternative Catholicise · alternative catholicize · alternative catholicise

  1. transitiveTo make Catholic; to convert to Catholicism.

    Dickinson's iconography of suffering, with its sexualized pleasure-pain, Catholicizes austere American Protestantism.

    1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
  2. intransitiveTo become Catholic; to convert to Catholicism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
de-Catholicizeun-Catholicize

verbcause to adopt Catholicism

Similar
catholiciselatinizelatinise
Broader
convert
Also see
latinize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Catholic + -ize.

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Translations

Esperanto katolikigi
  • katolikigimake Catholic
French catholiciser, se catholiciser
  • catholicisermake Catholic
  • se catholiciserbecome Catholic
German katholisieren, katholisch machen
  • katholisierenmake Catholic
  • katholisch machenmake Catholic
  • zum Katholizismus konvertierenbecome Catholic
  • katholisch werdenbecome Catholic
Italian cattolicizzare, cattolicizzarsi
  • cattolicizzaremake Catholic
  • cattolicizzarsibecome Catholic
Romanian catoliciza
  • catolicizamake Catholic
Russian католизировать
  • католизировать (katolizirovatʹ)make Catholic
Spanish catolizar
  • catolizarmake Catholic
Swedish katolisera, katolisera
  • katoliseramake Catholic
  • katoliserabecome Catholic
Vietnamese Công giáo hóa, Công giáo hoá
  • Công giáo hóamake Catholic
  • Công giáo hoámake Catholic
Cite this entry
APA

catholicize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catholicize

MLA

“catholicize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catholicize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catholicize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catholicize.

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