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convivify

verb

To gain (eternal) life as a result of joining one's life to

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Meanings

verbconvivify (third-person singular simple present convivifies, present participle convivifying, simple past and past participle convivified)

present singular third person convivifies · participle present convivifying · participle past convivified · past convivified

ChristianityTo gain (eternal) life as a result of joining one's life to
He “convivified” men with Christ, by love.
2006, Ceslaus Spicq, Agape in the New Testament, Volume 2
2 more examples
The believer was purified and, united with Christ, convivified with Him, even as, in the Eucharist, the body of the church, was concorporated, unified, sanctified, and offered in sacrifice with Christ its head.
1987, Richard Eugene Sullivan, Thomas F. X. Noble, John J. Contreni, Religion, culture, and society in the early Middle Ages, page 230
They knew that spiritual consolations were given them because they were convivified with Christ, and raised with Him [Eph 2].
2005, Frederick A. Homann, Annotations and Meditations on the Gospels

Origin

From con- + vivify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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