inculturate

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verb

To adapt (Christian teachings) for a non-Christian culture.

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Meanings

verbinculturate (third-person singular simple present inculturates, present participle inculturating, simple past and past participle inculturated)

present singular third person inculturates · participle present inculturating · participle past inculturated · past inculturated

  1. transitiveTo adapt (Christian teachings) for a non-Christian culture.

    I think that Western culture poses particular problems with regard to inculturation. You do not find theologians demanding that we be inculturated, adopt the norms of our society, and yet that is often what is happening.

    1999, Timothy Radcliffe, Sing a new song: the Christian vocation, Dominican Publications, →ISBN, page 255

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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