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Proselytism is an English word with synonyms like persuasion or suasion. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Proselytism in a sentence

Proselytism meaning

  1. The practice of proselytizing.
  2. The state of being a proselyte.

Synonyms of Proselytism

persuasion suasion conversion rebirth spiritual rebirth

Related words

Other words often associated with Proselytism or its synonyms:

salvation communication redemption dissuasion communicating calculation thought nascency transformation opinion reincarnation revitalization

Using Proselytism

  • The main meaning on this page is: The practice of proselytizing. | The state of being a proselyte.
  • Useful related words include: persuasion, suasion, conversion, rebirth.
  • In the example corpus, proselytism often appears in combinations such as: proselytism is, of proselytism, proselytism of.

Context around Proselytism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

faith 1× apostasy 1× jewish 1× religious 1×

Often after:

doesn 1× dawah 1×

Sentence patterns with Proselytism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

competition or proselytism of other 1× constitution but proselytism is officially 1× criminalize apostasy proselytism and their 1× encourage the proselytism of a 1× engaged in proselytism and grew 1× habit of proselytism 1× of religious proselytism in the 1× one of proselytism dawah 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ideas that encourage 2× cambridge university press 1× freedom of religious 1× many protestants came 1× namely hadrian s 1× price polly j 1×

Common sentence endings:

by natural increase 1× converts remaining forbidden 1× doesn t fit 1× habit of proselytism 1× hassan saeed eds 1× is officially illegal 1×

Words around Proselytism

Just before it in the word index:

proselytising 9 proselytes 3 proselyte 2 prosecutors 3.480 prosecutorial 62 prosecutor 2.448

Just after it in the word index:

proselytization 6 proselytize 17 proselytizing 15 prosenjit 2 prosent 2 prosequi 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Proselytism

  • In this selection, "proselytism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, faith, apostasy, jewish, doesn and dawah stand out and add context to how "proselytism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include competition or proselytism of other and constitution but proselytism is officially. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "proselytism" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with proselytism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Their campaign was framed as one of proselytism ( dawah ). (9 words)

Price, Polly J. Regulation of religious proselytism in the United States. (11 words)

All of that is fine, but for the faith, proselytism doesn’t fit. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Cambridge University Press. p. 173 Gurney stated that Young "retained a good deal of his old creed, and carried to his scriptural studies his habit of inquisition of languages and manners," rather than the habit of proselytism. (37 words)

It is these differing interpretations of sharia that explain why many Islamic countries have laws that restrict and criminalize apostasy, proselytism and their citizens' freedom of conscience and religion. citation Saeed, Abdullah, and Hassan Saeed, eds. (36 words)

Ideas that encourage longevity in their hosts, or leave their hosts particularly resistant to abandoning or replacing these ideas, enhance the preservability of memes and afford protection from the competition or proselytism of other memes. (35 words)

Example sentences (12)

All of that is fine, but for the faith, proselytism doesn’t fit.

Cambridge University Press. p. 173 Gurney stated that Young "retained a good deal of his old creed, and carried to his scriptural studies his habit of inquisition of languages and manners," rather than the habit of proselytism.

Freedom of religious beliefs is guaranteed by the Constitution, but " proselytism " is officially illegal.

Ideas that encourage longevity in their hosts, or leave their hosts particularly resistant to abandoning or replacing these ideas, enhance the preservability of memes and afford protection from the competition or proselytism of other memes.

Ideas that encourage the proselytism of a meme, as seen in many religious or political movements, can replicate memes horizontally through a given generation, spreading more rapidly than parent-to-child meme-transmissions do.

It is these differing interpretations of sharia that explain why many Islamic countries have laws that restrict and criminalize apostasy, proselytism and their citizens' freedom of conscience and religion. citation Saeed, Abdullah, and Hassan Saeed, eds.

Many Protestants came from a large German immigrant community, but they were seldom engaged in proselytism and grew mostly by natural increase.

Namely, Hadrian's legislation on castration was amended by Antoninus Pius in order to allow Jews to circumcise their own sons (Jewish proselytism among male converts remaining forbidden).

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Price, Polly J. Regulation of religious proselytism in the United States.

Proselytism is encouraged to attract more members, as the Molokans traditionally practice endogamy and marry within the faith.

Proselytism is the act of attempting to convert by persuasion another individual from a different religion or belief system.

Their campaign was framed as one of proselytism ( dawah ).

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Common combinations with proselytism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "proselytism" in a sentence?
An example: "All of that is fine, but for the faith, proselytism doesn’t fit." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "proselytism" from authentic English texts.
What does "proselytism" mean?
Proselytism means: The practice of proselytizing.
What are synonyms of "proselytism"?
Common synonyms of "proselytism" include: persuasion, suasion, conversion, rebirth, spiritual rebirth.
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