Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
not forcing your faith on others or convincing others your faith is better
English answer:
non-proselytising
English term
not forcing your faith on others or convincing others your faith is better
| 4 +5 | non-proselytising |
Charles Davis
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Nov 26, 2012 12:05: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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non-proselytising
If, as I understand your question, you want a single word that expresses this phrase, this is the one that occurs to me. Religions or other ideological positions are non-proselytising if they don't seek to convert outsiders.
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Note added at 38 mins (2012-11-24 10:14:26 GMT)
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"Proselytizing is the act of attempting to convert people to another religion or opinion. [...] Though the word proselytism originally referred to Early Christianity (and earlier Gentiles), it now refers to any religions' or religious individuals' attempts to convert people to their beliefs or even any attempt to convert people to another point of view, religious or not. [...]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proselytism
"'I'm hugely outraged by proselytising charities'
[...] I'll give the proceeds away, as I did last year, to the National Autistic Society, a non-proselytising charity."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/nov/28/tim-minchin-come...
"Hinduism has become a conservative religion and, therefore, a mighty force because of the Swadeshi spirit underlying it. It is the most tolerant because it is non-proselytising"
Mahatma Gandhi
http://wordincontext.com/en/non-proselytising
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-11-24 11:11:44 GMT)
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I'm sorry, Omid, but I don't know what that word could have been if it wasn't this one. You could certainly talk about atheists "not proselytising others", but at the moment I can't think of another single word that would express this idea accurately (I'm not saying there isn't one, but simply that I can't think of it!). This reminds me of what is often referred to nowadays in the English-speaking world as "New Atheism", represented by people like Richard Dawkins, who certainly do seek to convince people that they should be atheists and do not treat religious faith with much respect.
| Dear Charles, Many thanks for your time and efforts. The term you suggested is a great one. However, what I encountered some five years ago in an article on Atheism was a one-word unit. I guess the article was from Wikipedia. Today, I scanned the same wiki article but couldn't find the word. I can vividly remember that not XYZing others is one the principles of atheism and you should treat the faith of others with respect. I wish I had a reverse dictionary! Best, Omid |
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