Proselytize

Word PROSELYTIZE
Character 11
Hyphenation pros e ly tize
Pronunciations /ˈpɹɑ.zə.lə.taɪz/

Definitions and meanings of "Proselytize"

What do we mean by proselytize?

To attempt to convert someone to one's own religious faith. intransitive verb

To attempt to persuade someone to join one's own political party or to espouse one's doctrine. intransitive verb

To convert (a person) from one belief, doctrine, cause, or faith to another. intransitive verb

To make a proselyte of; induce to become the adherent of some religion, doctrine, sect, or party; convert.

To make proselytes or converts.

Also spelled proselytise.

To make converts or proselytes. intransitive verb

To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte. transitive verb

To encourage or induce people to join a religious movement, political party, or other cause or organization. verb

To convert (someone) to one’s own faith or beliefs. verb

Convert to another faith or religion verb

To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.

(by extension) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

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The word "proselytize" in example sentences

Obama's disastrous interview in the Advocate - where he claimed his gay role model (a professor whose name he couldn't remember) was his role model because he didn't "proselytize" - should have sounded the alarm for the gay community before the primaries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(Dau tranh chinh tri), and "proselytizing" (van) .6 In the English language, the term proselytize means to convert from one belief or faith to another. ❋ Unknown (1996)

My guess is the latter since in the face of mounting evidence that shows the Bible is false, believers are hording together in an attempt to still convince themselves that there might be at least a shred of hope that their faith is real. southborder, no, the book has no power except as a tool to proselytize, which is not allowed in the schools and why distribution is prohibited by law. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The reason for the latter well-documented phenomenon is that the person who has lost his faith in reality has an inner need to "proselytize" and convert others in order to not feel alone in his cosmic meaninglessness. ❋ Gagdad Bob (2010)

Out of curiosity, is someone, or has someone attempted to "proselytize" you on a military base or in an occupied country? ❋ Mike Rivero (2010)

Cisneros, who served in the Clinton administration, said he hopes to launch the group this year to "proselytize" the significance of immigrants and "the absolutely invaluable role they'll play in the American future." ❋ Unknown (2009)

"proselytize" and "pluralism" as someone said on the radio today, are terms used to shut people up. ❋ Markhalliley (2008)

Look, there is one way you talk when you preach to the choir, and another way you talk when you proselytize. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But Stewart soon discovered that the Club's real mission is to convert children to a fundamentalist form of Christianity and encourage them to proselytize their "unchurched" peers, all the while promoting the false but unavoidable impression among the children that its activities are endorsed by the school. ❋ Eric Alterman (2012)

Who are we to moralize and proselytize the Chinese when our relative economic performance over recent decades has been far inferior to theirs? ❋ Unknown (2011)

I respect the Jehovah's Witnesses for fighting to keep the government from forcing them to violate their religious principles by saluting the flag or abridging their ability to proselytize, all valid First Amendment rights. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But Chabad couples are not sent out to proselytize. ❋ Warren Kozak (2011)

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