Protestantize

To make Protestant; to convert to Protestantism.

Verb

  1. To make Protestant; to convert to Protestantism.
    • There had been nothing strange about the [Christmas] tree before, but now, with some one kneeling before it,—images, candles, … Grandfather merely put his finger-tips to his brow and bowed his venerable head, thus...
  2. To become Protestant; to convert to Protestantism.
    • Before the Reformation, whatever wars took place, there remained throughout Europe the underlying concept of an essential unity of Christendom, an idea that all states still formed part of a common body. Even after it,...

Origin

From Protestant + -ize.

Forms

Protestantizes Protestantizing Protestantized Protestantise protestantise protestantize

Antonyms

de-Protestantize un-Protestantize

Related

Catholicize Christianize

Derived

Protestantization de-Protestantization re-Protestantization re-Protestantize