noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
conversion to Christianity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Christianisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conversion
History
Etymology
Analyzable as Christianize + -ation or Christian + -ization.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَمْسِيح
(tamsīḥ)
— converting to Christianity
Arabic:
تَنْصِير
(tanṣīr)
— converting to Christianity
Belarusian:
хрысціяніза́цыя
(xryscijanizácyja)
— converting to Christianity
Bulgarian:
християнизация
(hristijanizacija)
— converting to Christianity
Catalan:
cristianització
— converting to Christianity
Chinese Mandarin:
基督教化
(Jīdūjiàohuà)
— converting to Christianity
Czech:
christianizace
— converting to Christianity
Dutch:
kerstening
— converting to Christianity
Dutch:
christianisatie
— converting to Christianity
Esperanto:
kristanigo
— converting to Christianity
French:
christianisation
— converting to Christianity
Galician:
cristianización
— converting to Christianity
German:
Christianisierung
— converting to Christianity
Greek:
εκχριστιανισμός
(ekchristianismós)
— converting to Christianity
Indonesian:
kristenisasi
— converting to Christianity
Indonesian:
pengkristenan
— converting to Christianity
Italian:
cristianizzazione
— converting to Christianity
Japanese:
キリスト教化
(Kirisuto-kyō-ka)
— converting to Christianity
Korean:
기독교화
(gidokgyohwa)
— converting to Christianity
Malay:
kristianisasi
— converting to Christianity
Malay:
pengkristianan
— converting to Christianity
Māori:
whakakaraitianatanga
— converting to Christianity
Polish:
chrystianizacja
— converting to Christianity
Portuguese:
cristianização
— converting to Christianity
Romanian:
creștinare
— converting to Christianity
Romanian:
creștinizare
— converting to Christianity
Romanian:
creștinizație
— converting to Christianity
Russian:
христианиза́ция
(xristianizácija)
— converting to Christianity
Spanish:
cristianización
— converting to Christianity
Swedish:
kristnande
— converting to Christianity
Tagalog:
samakakristo
— converting to Christianity
Tagalog:
pagsasakristiyano
— converting to Christianity
Ukrainian:
християніза́ція
(xrystyjanizácija)
— converting to Christianity
Welsh:
Cristioneiddiad
— converting to Christianity
