The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Heathenize — Hea then*ize ( [imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heathenized} ( [imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heathenizing} ( [imac] z[i^]ng).] To render heathen or heathenish. Firmin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heathenized — Heathenize Hea then*ize ( [imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heathenized} ( [imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heathenizing} ( [imac] z[i^]ng).] To render heathen or heathenish. Firmin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heathenize — /hee dheuh nuyz /, v., heathenized, heathenizing. v.t. 1. to make heathen. v.i. 2. to become heathen. Also, esp. Brit., heathenise. [1675 85; HEATHEN + IZE] * * * … Universalium
Pharisees — • A politico religious sect or faction among the adherents of later Judaism, that came into existence as a class about the third century B.C. . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pharisees Pharisees … Catholic encyclopedia
Pharisees — Separatists (Heb. persahin, from parash, to separate ). They were probably the successors of the Assideans (i.e., the pious ), a party that originated in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes in revolt against his heathenizing policy. The first… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
heathenize — [hē′thən īz΄] vt., vi. heathenized, heathenizing to make or become heathen … English World dictionary
PHARISEES — (Heb. פְּרוּשִׁים, Perushim), a Jewish religious and political party or sect during the Second Temple period which emerged as a distinct group shortly after the Hasmonean revolt, about 165–160 B.C.E. They were probably successors of the Hasideans … Encyclopedia of Judaism
