truyền giáo
Definition
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.
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.)