Christianified

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Brought under the influence of the Christian faith, or given a distinctly Christian character or form
2. Turned toward Christian belief and practice, or having been adapted to resemble Christian teachings and customs
3. Made to adopt the Christian religion or infused with Christian values, traditions, and outward forms

Etymology: "Christianified" is a straightforward formation: the noun "Christian" with the verb-forming suffix "-ify," plus the past participle ending "-ed." The suffix "-ify" comes through Old French "-fier" from Latin "-ficare," a combining form meaning "to make" or "to cause to become," as in "pacify" or "simplify." Attaching it to "Christian," which came into English through Old French from Late Latin "christianus," produces a verb meaning to make something Christian. The word is a learned coinage rather than an ancient or medieval one. The "-ify" pattern was productive in English from the Middle Ages onward, and "christianify" and its relatives appear in English writing from the 1600s, when they were used in theological and polemical contexts, often to describe the conversion of peoples or the adaptation of older customs to Christian belief.

Synonyms: christianized, converted, evangelized, baptized

Antonyms: secularized, dechristianized