Proselytize vs. Preach — What's the Difference?

To attempt to convert someone to one's own religious faith.

To proclaim or put forth in a sermon

To attempt to persuade someone to join one's own political party or to espouse one's doctrine.

To advocate, especially to urge acceptance of or compliance with

To convert (a person) from one belief, doctrine, cause, or faith to another.

To deliver (a sermon).

To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.

To deliver a sermon.

To coerce#Verb into religious conversion.

To give religious or moral instruction, especially in a tedious manner.

To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

(intransitive) To give a sermon.

To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte.

(transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.

To make converts or proselytes.

(transitive) To advise or recommend earnestly.

Convert to another faith or religion

(transitive) To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.

(intransitive) To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.

(obsolete) A religious discourse.

To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon.

To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.

To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.

To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching.

To deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon.

To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.

To advise or recommend earnestly.

A religious discourse.

Deliver a sermon;

Speak, plead, or argue in favour of;