proselytism
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Supporters of this approach say that secularism, especially in schools but also in sports clubs, is crucial for youth to be free from pressures of proselytism and radicalization.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024
"His alleged proselytism is not an excuse for kidnapping. If he did anything wrong, he should have the right as any citizen to trial."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2017
Early Christianity, he points out, didn’t expand through arms or proselytism “but through attraction—it was attractive to become a Christian.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2016
“In concentrating on would-be jihadists you prevent proselytism, but you also contribute to eventually creating a network that did not exist before among these inmates.”
From Newsweek • Feb. 19, 2015
While the Halakah remained antagonistic to proselytism on account of its narrow adherence to the spirit of the Priestly Code, the Haggadah exhibits a broader view.
From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
