reChristianize
verb[T]
(alsore-Christianize,re-christianize);(UKusuallyreChristianise,rechristianise,re-Christianise,re-christianise)uk/ˌriːˈkrɪs.tʃə.naɪz//ˌriːˈkrɪs.ti.ə.naɪz/us/ˌriːˈkrɪs.tʃə.naɪz/to make aplaceorpeopleChristianagain(= of orbelongingto thereligionbasedon theteachingsofJesusChrist):
Thestoryis of aparishpriesttryingto rechristianize France after theRevolution.
The Bishop'sideawas to re-Christianize andcolonizetheinteriorof theisland.
- TheRussianOrthodoxChurchhad themajorresponsibilityfor re-Christianizing thecountry.
- There was asystematiceffortto re-christianizemodernDutchsocietyfrom the mid-nineteenthcenturyon.
- The 1870ssawawealthof rechristianizingmovements.