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What is another word for proselytising?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈɒslɪtˌa͡ɪzɪŋ] (IPA)

When it comes to the word "proselytising", there are a variety of synonyms that can be used depending on the context of discussion. Some of these synonyms include evangelizing, preaching, converting, persuading, recruiting, indoctrinating, brainwashing, influencing, and promoting. Each of these words denotes the act of convincing someone to adopt beliefs or principles that they may not have held previously. While some may view the act of proselytising as positive and helpful, others may see it as manipulative and coercive. Regardless of personal opinions, it's important to have a variety of words to use to fully express the meaning and context of the conversation at hand.
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Usage examples for Proselytising

Darud collected around him, probably by proselytising, a strong party: he gradually increased his power, and ended by expelling the owners of the country, who fled to the N.W. as far as Abyssinia.
"First Footsteps in East Africa or, an Exploration of Harar"
Richard F. Burton
But there had been work done in the two months that no reconciliations or allowances afterwards could undo; for while Shelley was bent on proselytising Harriet Westbrook, not less for his sisters' sake than for his own, Harriet, in a school-girl fashion, encouraged by her sister and not discouraged by her father, was falling in love with Shelley.
"Mrs. Shelley"
Lucy M. Rossetti
Herrenhut, the central establishment, throve rapidly, and became known all over Europe for its industry and its manufactures; and by and by, when the proselytising spirit had possessed the brethren, they extended their relations over all parts of the world.
"Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c."
Xavier Hommaire de Hell

Famous quotes with Proselytising

  • All eating is a kind of proselytising — a kind of dogmatising — a maintaining that the eater’s way of looking at things is better than the eatee’s.
    Samuel Butler (novelist)

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