proselytized
Sought new believers
Proselytized is the past tense of proselytize, meaning to convert or attempt to convert someone to a religion, belief, or cause.
The word often carries a negative connotation of pushy recruitment: He proselytized relentlessly until his coworkers avoided him.
More neutrally, it can describe any active advocacy: She proselytized for veganism at every dinner party.
Change in form or faith
- baptizeAdmit through sacred rite
- initiateTo set in motion
- catechizeQuestion to instruct
- indoctrinateImplant fixed beliefs
recruit · enlist · embrace · adopt · assimilate · reeducate · inculcate · reorient
Established body of teachings
- creedStatement of belief
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- theologyStudy of the divine
orthodoxy · gospel · canon · faith · devotion · piety · sectarianism · fundamentalism
Spread religious doctrine actively
- preachDeliver religious discourse
- missionaryReligious outreach worker
- apostleMessenger for a cause
- revivalistReligious awakening promoter
crusade · gospel · sermon · minister · disciple · outreach · mission · pilgrimage
convert
Change in form or faith
indoctrinate · recruit · enlist · embrace · adopt · assimilate · reeducate · inculcate · reorient · reform
doctrine
Established body of teachings
theology · orthodoxy · gospel · canon · faith · devotion · piety · sectarianism · fundamentalism · zeal
evangelize
Spread religious doctrine actively
- preachDeliver religious discourse
- missionaryReligious outreach worker
- apostleMessenger for a cause
revivalist · crusade · gospel · sermon · minister · disciple · outreach · mission · pilgrimage · chaplain
convince
Cause to believe
urge · promote · campaign · lobby · pitch · sell · charm · woo · coax · pressure
proselytizeddissuaded
Persuaded not to
discouraged · deconverted · deprogrammed · deterred · opposed
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