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单词 proselyting
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proselytingn.

Brit. /ˈprɒsᵻlʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɑsəˌlaɪdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proselyte v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < proselyte v. + -ing suffix1. Compare proselytizing n.
The making of proselytes; the action or practice of converting, or seeking to convert, to another opinion, religion, party, etc.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > preaching > proselytization > [noun]
proselyting1654
proselytism1737
proselytation1830
proselytization1870
the mind > mental capacity > belief > school of thought > [noun] > attempting conversion to
proselytizing1826
proselyting1931
1654 J. Tombes Anti-pædobaptism: 2nd Pt. xxiv. 307 The Iews baptized onely the Gentiles infants at their first proselyting, not the infants of those who were baptized in infancy.
1660 E. Stillingfleet Irenicum i. ii. 67 The use of Baptism in Proselyting.
1725 Paradox 6 A new way of Proselyting, it must be own'd, and unknown to former Ages.
1797 R. Tyler Algerine Captive II. vi. 46 The Mussulman mode of Proselyting.
1835 H. T. Tuckerman Ital. Sketch Bk. 190 I was learned a beautiful lesson in the art of proselyting, worthy of the pure spirit of Christianity.
1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 708/2 In his interview with Rhode Islanders, a week before the outbreak, he made the proselyting of his men a matter of complaint.
1931 H. F. Pringle Theodore Roosevelt ii. xiii. 456 Mrs. Storer went on with her proselyting.
1995 Society (Nexis) Nov. 42 The use of a classroom for manifest proselyting could scarcely be plainer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

proselytingadj.

Brit. /ˈprɒsᵻlʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɑsəˌlaɪdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proselyte v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < proselyte v. + -ing suffix2. Compare proselytizing adj.
That makes, or seeks to make, proselytes or converts; proselytizing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > school of thought > [adjective] > attempting conversion
disciplinga1617
proselyting1669
proselytizing1788
1669 J. Porrée Hist. Antient Ceremonies 153 Laws, Constitutions and Decrees..executed by their active Emissaries..their proselyting Seminary Priests and Jesuites.
1749 P. Francis tr. Horace Wks. II. i. iv. 61 To force you, like the proselyting Jews, To be, like us, a Brother of the Muse.
1785 W. Paley Princ. Moral & Polit. Philos. vi. x. 567 A polemical and proselyting spirit.
1801 J. Grahame Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots iv. v, in Poems (1807) II. 166 I see thee, proselyting fiend!
1855 A. J. Evans Inez vii. 46 You forget, Mary, in your proselyting enthusiasm, that Aunt Lizzy belongs to the despised sect.
1901 J. London God of His Fathers in Maclure's Mag. May 50/2 In the full tide of his proselyting fervor..Sturges Owen would have ventured alone into the camp of the unbeliever.
2005 Salt Lake Tribune (Nexis) 28 Nov. b8 It [sc. the Scouting program] is not intended to be a proselyting program, but a platform.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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