Christianizern.
/ˈkrɪstʃn̩ʌɪzə/, /ˈkrɪstjənʌɪzə/, /ˈkrɪstɪənʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈkrɪstʃəˌnaɪzər/ A person who (or occasionally a thing which) converts a person, nation, etc., to Christianity, or makes something Christian in character or form.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > [noun] > person carrying out
Christianizer1652
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια Ep. Ded. sig. A2v It [sc. Magicall Astrologie] pretended to an art; and under that masked notion (through some kind of Christianizers) sought craftily to insinuate into the Church, as lawfull.
1806 Ann. Rev. 4 265 The would be christianizers of Hindostan.
1884 M. M. Ballou Due West vii. 212 Education is the great Christianizer for India.
2010 L. R. N. Ashley Compl. Bk. Spells, Curses & Magical Recipes iv. 190 Early christianizers in Britain had great trouble rooting out the pagan beliefs in ash groves, oak tress, holly and mistletoe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1652- to give cheek
- to give cheer
- to give colour
- to give congee
- to give crap
- to give credence to
- to give credit
- to give credit to something
- to give credit where credit is due
- to give credulity to
- to give cry
- to give curry
- to give dap
- to give day
- to give deny the honour of the flag
- to give down
- to give down etc milk
- to give down her milk
- to give down its milk
- to give down milk
- to give down the banks
- to give down the country
- to give down the road
- to give due weight to
- to give ear