seek converts

Frequency: 5.22.9 per million words

to try to find and persuade people to join a religion or cause

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Examples (10)

  • Missionaries often travel to foreign lands to seek converts.
  • The early church actively sought converts throughout the Roman Empire.
  • The new political party is aggressively seeking converts from its rivals.
  • Environmental activists seek converts to their cause by highlighting the urgency of climate change.
  • To succeed, the movement will need to seek converts beyond its traditional base.
  • Some find it unethical for organizations to actively seek converts among vulnerable populations.
  • As a startup, they didn't just want customers; they wanted to seek converts to their philosophy.
  • Historically, empires have sought converts for both religious and political allegiance.
  • It is becoming increasingly difficult to seek converts in a secular society.
  • Seeking converts was the primary objective of their entire campaign.