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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-407/
- Published: 2021-03-08T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-12T00:42:31.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

The word for today is…  
proselytise (verb) –  
1 : to induce someone to convert to one’s faith  
2 : to recruit someone to join one’s party, institution, or cause

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proselytize?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Proselytise comes from the noun proselyte (meaning “a new convert”), which comes from the Late Latin noun proselytus. Proselytus means “stranger” or “alien resident,” and comes from a similar Greek word (pros?lytos). When proselytise entered English in the 17th century, it had a distinctly religious connotation and meant simply “to recruit religious converts.” This meaning is still common, but today one can also proselytise in a broader sense – recruiting converts to one’s political party or pet cause, for example.

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