Definition

1. Verb:

   • To evangelize; to do missionary work: The primary meaning of "truyền giáo" is to actively spread a religious faith, especially a specific religion like Christianity, to new regions or people.
   • To propagate a religion: It refers to the act of preaching and teaching religious doctrines with the aim of gaining converts.

2. Noun (as a concept):

   • Missionary work; evangelism: The activity, principle, or practice of spreading a religious faith.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các tu sĩ đã đến vùng này để truyền giáo. (The clergy came to this region to do missionary work.)
  • Ông ấy dành cả đời để truyền giáo. (He devoted his whole life to evangelizing.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a connotation of organized, purposeful effort by a religious institution or individual to expand its faith community.
• It is most commonly associated with Christian missionary activities but can be applied to the propagation efforts of other religions.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà truyền giáo (n): Missionary. A person sent on a religious mission.

  • Nhà truyền giáo sống giữa cộng đồng địa phương. (The missionary lived among the local community.)

• Hội truyền giáo (n): Mission; missionary society. An organization dedicated to missionary work.

  • Hội truyền giáo được thành lập vào thế kỷ 19. (The mission was established in the 19th century.)

Synonyms

• To evangelize: To preach the gospel with the intent of converting.
• To proselytize: To convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.
• To preach: To deliver a religious message publicly.

Related Idioms

• While "truyền giáo" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, the concept is central to phrases like:
  • Công cuộc truyền giáo: The mission/evangelical endeavor.

    • Công cuộc truyền giáo gặp nhiều thách thức. (The missionary endeavor faced many challenges.)