Proselytize vs Evangelize - What's the difference?
proselytize | evangelize |
To encourage or induce people to join a religious movement, political party, or other cause or organization.
* 1909 , , The Foreigner , ch. 14:
* 2001 , Douglas Waller, "
To convert (someone) to one’s own faith or beliefs.
* Burke
To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
* Milton
To preach the Quran and sunnah to non-Muslims; to do dawah
* 2002 , Ergun Mehmet Caner, ?Emir Fethi Caner, Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs , Page 11
To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others
As verbs the difference between proselytize and evangelize
is that proselytize is to encourage or induce people to join a religious movement, political party, or other cause or organization while evangelize is to tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.proselytize
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* (UK) proselytiseVerb
(proselytiz)- "I am not sent here to proselytize . My church is not in that business."
A Terror Threat From The South," Time , 10 Dec.:
- Counterterrorism officials believe bin Laden has set up cells to proselytize the large Middle East expatriate population living in the area.
- It is illegal to proselytize in some countries
- One of those whom they endeavour to proselytize .
evangelize
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* evangelise ''(not US)Verb
(evangeliz)- His apostles whom he sends / To evangelize the nations.
- nor is it the task of the Muslim to "evangelize" the unbelieving world.
