PROSELYTIZING Definition & Meaning

proselytizing

[ pros-uh-luh-tahy-zing ]

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noun

the act or process of converting or attempting to convert someone to a religion or other belief system:
The regulations governing the religious practice of foreigners include a ban on proselytizing.

adjective

intending or attempting to convert others to a religion or other belief system:
We are not a proselytizing religion, and we don’t believe that our faith is the One True Way for everyone.
The book uses an enthusiastic, almost proselytizing tone to promote the idea that anyone can be an inventor.

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Origin of proselytizing¹

First recorded in 1780–90; proselytiz(e) ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun; proselytiz(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective

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When I opened my first show, if the collages seemed overtly political or proselytizing in some way, I would remove them.

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These chaplains are not prohibited from proselytizing to students.

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I was born into a family that didn’t discuss politics at all, only religion, and only in the context of our own denominations of Christianity and proselytizing.

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My attraction to being on the road — would “proselytizing” be the right word for it? — comes from explaining a point of view that I come from and inviting people into it.

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They were proselytizing to us through their lifestyle.

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