proselytize
改宗させる・布教する
解説 Definition
別の宗教に改宗するよう説得する、または強く奨励する。特定の信念や信仰への転向を促す行為を指します。
To proselytize means to try to persuade someone to change their religion, beliefs, or opinions and accept yours. It is often used in religious contexts, but it can also describe strong efforts to convert people to an idea or cause. The word sometimes suggests pressure or unwanted persuasion.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず語尾 -ize で「〜化する・〜させる動詞」と見る。核は proselyte(改宗者)で、proselytize は「相手を proselyte にする」感覚。単なる explain や persuade より、宗教・思想・主義に引き込もうとする押しの強い響きがある。religious proselytizing, proselytize people to a faith などの形で覚えると場面が浮かぶ。preach は説教する、convert は実際に改宗させる、proselytize はそのために働きかける、という差も一緒に押さえると定着しやすい。
Notice the ending `-ize`, which often means "make" or "cause to become." The core word is `proselyte`, a person who has changed to a new faith or belief, so `proselytize` is to try to make someone a proselyte. It sounds stronger and more ideological than just `explain` or `persuade`, and often appears in phrases like `religious proselytizing`.
例文
Religious groups sometimes proselytize to gain new members.
宗教団体は新しいメンバーを獲得するために改宗を促すことがあります。
The missionary was proselytizing in the remote villages.
その宣教師は遠い村で改宗を促していました。
Proselytizing can be controversial in secular societies.
改宗の推進は世俗社会では物議を醸す可能性があります。
proselytize の類義語・関連語
proselytize の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 prosēlytos(よそから来た者・改宗者)から。pros-(~へ向かって)+ ēlythos(来た)の構成。関連語: proselyte(改宗者)、proselytism(布教活動)。元はユダヤ教に改宗した異邦人を指し、そこから「他者を自分の信仰や主義に引き込む」意味に広がった。
Proselytize comes from Greek proselytos, meaning "a newcomer" or "convert," built from elements meaning "toward" and "to come." It first referred to a person who had come over to a new religion, especially in Jewish use. Later, the verb developed the sense of trying to bring others into one's faith or belief; related words include proselyte and proselytism.
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