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- 1. convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another: "the programme did have a tremendous evangelical effect, proselytizing many" Similar
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to try to persuade someone to change his or her religious beliefs, political party, etc., to your own: [ I ] Missionaries were sent to proselytize in rural areas of the country. (Definition of proselytize from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. : to induce someone to convert to one's faith. 2. : to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause. transitive verb. : to recruit or convert especially to a new faith, institution, or cause. proselytization. ˌprä-s (ə-)lə-tə-ˈzā-shən. ˌprä-sə-ˌlī-tə- noun. proselytizer. ˈprä-s (ə-)lə-ˌtī-zər. noun. Did you know?
Proselytize definition: to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit to a religion or other belief system.. See examples of PROSELYTIZE used in a sentence.
Definition of proselytize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you proselytize, you try to persuade someone to share your beliefs, especially religious or political beliefs.
To proselytize is to try to persuade someone to switch to your religious beliefs or your way of living. If you are going to proselytize, try not to be too pushy! The word proselytize can specifically refer to religious evangelism, as in: "Proselytizing is a fundamental component of Mormonism."
Proselytize definition: . See examples of PROSELYTIZE used in a sentence.
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROSELYTIZE. formal + often disapproving. : to try to persuade people to join a religion, cause, or group. [no object] He uses his position to proselytize for the causes that he supports. [+ object] proselytize a faith/religion.
The earliest known use of the verb proselytize is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for proselytize is from 1679, in the writing of Lancelot Addison, dean of Lichfield. proselytize is formed within English, by derivation.
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