Many ancient customs were paganized as Christianity spread, taking on rituals that blended older beliefs.

Every summer the ceremony paganizes local traditions, turning solemn rituals into tourist attractions.

Missionaries feared that the charismatic leader would paganize the rural villagers with his unorthodox rituals.

Despite warnings from the clergy, the paganizers continued to hold secret festivals in the forest, drawing curious youths with their songs and dances.

The paganizer walked through the town at dawn, erasing crosses and setting up small altars to the old gods.

Scholars studying paganisms often uncover local rites that have survived for centuries.

The historian criticized the festival for paganizing traditional Christian rites.

Historians debated whether paganization of local customs occurred gradually or was imposed.

In the sixteenth-century chronicle, the villagers were accused of paganity for continuing their old rites.

Many pagans gathered at the solstice to celebrate the ancient rites.