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English

proselytising

verb

Meaning

  1. To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.
  2. (by extension) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data