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proselytize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | proselytise |
| Type of | convert |
| Derivation | proselyte |
Examples of proselytize
proselytize
The focus is not to proselytize, but rather to teach a technique and its origin.
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They are a loud, enthusiastic bunch of women happy to proselytize about running.
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Have they have specifically stated that they will not make noise or proselytize?
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I cannot change the mind of those who are determined to proselytize and lecture.
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But on none of these issues do I feel the slightest inclination to proselytize.
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Missionaries can proselytize only within an hour's walk of an established branch.
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He doesn't proselytize to his friends, and in turn they're supportive of his feat.
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He returned to Denmark twice to proselytize but without any recorded success.
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She can get out there and proselytize, and she can rah-rah-rah much more than I can.
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- Convert to another faith or religion
- Proselytism /u02C8pru0252su0259lu1D7Bu02CCtu026Azu0259m/ is the act of attempting to convert people to another religion or opinion. The word proselytize is derived from the Greek language prefix u03C0u03C1u03BFu03C3- (pros-, toward) and the verb u1F14u03C1u03C7u03BFu03BCu03B1u03B9 (u00E9rchomai, to come) in the form of u03C0u03C1u03BFu03C3u03AEu03BBu03C5u03C4u03BFu03C2 (prosu00E9lytos, a new comer)...
- (Proselytization) Christian attempts through evangelism to destroy Jewish souls and cultural/ethnic identity. Successful proselytization leads to belief in the false prophet Jesus.
- (Proselytizing) Attempting to convert (change) a person from one religious faith to another
- (proselytizing) 1. to induce someone to convert to one's faith. 2. to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause transitive senses; to recruit or convert especially to a new faith, institution, or cause.
- To attempt to convert another person to your beliefs.
- Try to convert somebody: to try to convert somebody to a religious faith or political doctrine.
- Verb | to try to convert religiously; persuade | And there stood the proselytes beneath the canopy of fire. (p. 109)
