as in to convert
to persuade to change to one's religious faith
the efforts of early missionaries to proselytize the Native Americans of Minnesota were largely unproductive
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However, since the state unveiled the materials this summer, educators, parents and advocacy groups have raised alarm about the inclusion of Bible stories over concerns the materials verge on proselytizing.
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Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024
Elder Price, a seemingly perfect young Mormon man, gets teamed up with the dorky and clingy Elder Cunningham for their mission assignment — an odd couple that proselytizes together.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
However, the state's Supreme Court ruled the Catholic Charities Bureau's work is not primarily religious because the organization employs people who aren't Catholic and doesn't proselytize.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Whether Jews proselytized in this period and how much have been subjects of scholarly debate.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024
Elder Price, a seemingly perfect young Mormon man, gets teamed up with the dorky and clingy Elder Cunningham for their mission assignment — an odd couple that proselytizes together.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
However, the state's Supreme Court ruled the Catholic Charities Bureau's work is not primarily religious because the organization employs people who aren't Catholic and doesn't proselytize.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Whether Jews proselytized in this period and how much have been subjects of scholarly debate.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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