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- Dictionaryproselytizing/ˈpräs(ə)ləˌtīziNG/
noun
- 1. the action of attempting to convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another: "no amount of proselytizing was going to change their minds"
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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?
to try to persuade someone to change their religious or political beliefs or way of living to your own: He was also remarkable for the proselytizing zeal with which he wrote his political pamphlets. Television has provided the evangelists with yet another platform for their proselytizing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to try to persuade someone to change their religious or political beliefs or way of living to your own: He was also remarkable for the proselytizing zeal with which he wrote his political pamphlets. Television has provided the evangelists with yet another platform for their proselytizing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Proselytizing definition: the act or process of converting or attempting to convert someone to a religion or other belief system. See examples of PROSELYTIZING used in a sentence.
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."
Definition of 'proselytize' proselytize. (prɒsɪlɪtaɪz ) Word forms: proselytizes , proselytizing , proselytized regional note: in BRIT, also use proselytise. verb. If you proselytize, you try to persuade someone to share your beliefs, especially religious or political beliefs. [formal] I assured him we didn't come here to proselytize. [VERB]
Definition of proselytize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
v.intr. 1. To attempt to convert someone to one's own religious faith. 2. To attempt to persuade someone to join one's own political party or to espouse one's doctrine. v.tr. To convert (a person) from one belief, doctrine, cause, or faith to another. pros′e·ly·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n. pros′e·ly·tiz′er n.
proselytize in American English. (ˈprɑsəlɪˌtaiz) transitive verb or intransitive verb Word forms: -ized, -izing. to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit. Also (esp. Brit.): proselytise.
Proselytism (/ ˈprɒsəlɪtɪzəm /) is the policy of attempting to convert people's religious or political beliefs. [1][2][3] Carrying out attempts to instill beliefs can be called proselytization. [4] Sally Sledge discusses religious proselytization as the marketing of religious messages. [5] . Proselytism is illegal in some countries. [6] .
