"de-Christianize" meaning in English

See de-Christianize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /diːˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/ Forms: de-Christianizes [present, singular, third-person], de-Christianizing [participle, present], de-Christianized [participle, past], de-Christianized [past], dechristianize [alternative], de-Christianise [alternative], dechristianise [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} de-Christianize (third-person singular simple present de-Christianizes, present participle de-Christianizing, simple past and past participle de-Christianized), {{tlb|en|American spelling|Oxford British spelling}} (American spelling, Oxford British English)
  1. (transitive) To make un-Christian or non-Christian. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
    Sense id: en-de-Christianize-en-verb-zcbY6Wfu
  2. (transitive) To deprive of Christian character or aspect. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Translations (to deprive of Christian character): ontkerstenen (Dutch), déchristianiser (French), entchristianisieren (German), dechristianisieren (German), scristianizzare (Italian), scristianare (Italian), descristianizar (Spanish), avkristna (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-de-Christianize-en-verb-WW33s3-A Disambiguation of 'to deprive of Christian character': 1 74 1 24
  3. (intransitive) To become un-Christian. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive
    Sense id: en-de-Christianize-en-verb-sQnhDVJP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Oxford spellings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Christianity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 7 49 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 14 44 14 Disambiguation of Oxford spellings: 29 5 59 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 7 53 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 6 57 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 14 47 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 14 47 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 14 48 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 11 53 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 10 57 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 13 49 14 Disambiguation of Christianity: 25 14 38 23
  4. (intransitive) To renounce one's Christian faith. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive
    Sense id: en-de-Christianize-en-verb-8pIJktyS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dechristianizer, dechristianization Related terms: Christianize, de-Muslimize, Muslimize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to deprive of Christian character",
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