Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To imbue with religion; make religious.
- To make professions of religion; play the religionist.
- Also spelled
religionise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To bring under the influence of religion.
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- verb transitive To bring under the
influence ofreligion .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Andrew got religion as he got everything else -- very thoroughly -- and, just as he had superimposed Rationalism on his house and bent it before his whisky furies, now he tried to religionize it.
Captivity M. Leonora Eyles 1924
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All you gotta do to de-religionize an artistic/creative kid is make 'em grow up amongst Xtian fundies ... me and my bros all three bolted like bats outta hell first chance we got.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Susan Henking, Religion Dispatches 2009
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- Sherri Shepherd tried to religionize Andy Dick, Heidi claims Spencer makes her orgasm 20-30 times a day, the George Clooney gay rumors are back, Nick Lachey is lonely, Lindsay Lohan scored an acting gig and Mischa Barton has cellulite.
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