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Adoption of religious beliefs
Religious conversion is the adoption of a set of beliefs identified with one particular religious denomination to the exclusion of others. Thus "religious
Religious_conversion
Adoption of a different religion or irreligion under duress
Umar Religious conversion Religious discrimination Religious fanaticism Religious intolerance Religious persecution Religious segregation Religious violence
Forced_conversion
Abduction and forced religious conversion of underage minority girls in Pakistan
their professional, public, and private lives, and conversion is seen by many as a way to avoid religious discrimination and violence. According to some child
Forced religious conversion in Pakistan
Forced_religious_conversion_in_Pakistan
allowed 12 individuals to amend their religious status, although the new documents indicated their temporary conversion to Islam. Under Egypt's personal status
Religion_in_Egypt
Religious conversion
gains through religious conversion after religiously unaffiliated, which is expected to have the largest net gains through religious conversion. According
Conversion_to_Islam
The modern academic study of the psychology of religious conversion can be tracked back to 1881 when a series of lectures was delivered by early psychologist
Psychology of religious conversion
Psychology_of_religious_conversion
Topics referred to by the same term
identity Marital conversion, a form of religious conversion Secondary conversion, a form of religious conversion Psychology of religious conversion, psychological
Conversion
the rule of Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire. In general, religious conversion was a gradual process, though it is mostly attributed to the works
Hinduism_in_Pakistan
Formal disaffiliation from the Islamic religion
Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Executions for religious conversion have been infrequent in recent times, with four cases reported since
Apostasy_in_Islam
Conversion of a previously non-Christian person to Christianity
Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person that brings about changes in what sociologists refer to as
Conversion_to_Christianity
needed] Religious conversion has sparked a lot of attention and has caused hostilities in Indian families. Though conversion resolved the pre-conversion crisis
Freedom_of_religion_in_India
Converts to Judaism
(non-Jew) becomes a Jew resembles both naturalization, as well as religious conversion. The convert accepts upon themselves the laws, culture, history,
Gerim
Halakhic adoption of the Jewish religion and identity by non-Jews
Conversion to Judaism (Hebrew: גִּיּוּר, romanized: giyur or Hebrew: גֵּרוּת, romanized: gerut) is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion
Conversion_to_Judaism
religions and spiritual traditions List of religious populations World religions Numinous Religious conversion State religion Historically, the Baháʼí Faith
Major_religious_groups
Adoption of a particular religious faith shortly before dying
A deathbed conversion is the adoption of a particular religious faith shortly before dying. Making a conversion on one's deathbed may reflect an immediate
Deathbed_conversion
Russian mystic (1869–1916)
Governorate (present-day Yarkovsky District in Tyumen Oblast). He had a religious conversion experience after embarking on a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897
Grigori_Rasputin
Surah baqarah:256 "Two men arrested for "forced conversion" of a young woman: they gave her religious books". NewsXS. July 27, 2012.[permanent dead link]
Freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia
Freedom_of_religion_in_Saudi_Arabia
parties to support an "anti-conversion bill" that outlaws religious conversions using coercion and inducement. The proposed conversion programme in Aligarh on
2014 Agra religious conversions
2014_Agra_religious_conversions
Event recounted in the New Testament
The conversion of Paul the Apostle (also the Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, Damascus Christophany and Paul's transformation on the road to
Conversion of Paul the Apostle
Conversion_of_Paul_the_Apostle
Rules restricting proselytism
had introduced the Prohibition of Forced Conversion Bill 2021 that was rejected by its Ministry of Religious Affairs in 2021. The constitution of Algeria
Anti-conversion_law
Religious conversion to facilitate marriage
Marital conversion is religious conversion upon marriage, either as a conciliatory act, or a mandated requirement according to a particular religious belief
Marital_conversion
Adoption of a dominant culture's religion
is an important form of cultural assimilation. Religious assimilation includes the religious conversion of individuals from a minority faith to the dominant
Religious_assimilation
Attempt to convert others to a religion
comes to religious beliefs. The World Council of Churches has indicated that, when used pejoratively, proselytism refers to attempts at conversion by "unjust
Proselytism
Anti-conversion law in India
strict action for mass conversion, including cancellation of registration of social organisation involved in mass religious conversion. The ordinance was
Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021
Uttar_Pradesh_Prohibition_of_Unlawful_Conversion_of_Religion_Act,_2021
Hindu nationalist organisation
under the guidance from Dharma Sansad, a religious parliament of Gurus. The VHP is against religious conversion away from Hinduism, and uses trained members
Vishva_Hindu_Parishad
Mahatma Gandhi & Kasturba Gandhi's son
Museum & Reference Library". www.gandhi-manibhavan.org. "Gandhiji on religious conversion" (PDF). www.mkgandhi.org. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main
Harilal_Gandhi
1502–1526 edicts outlawing Islam
The forced conversions of Muslims in Spain were enacted through a series of edicts outlawing Islam in the lands of the Spanish Monarchy. This persecution
Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain
Forced_conversions_of_Muslims_in_Spain
rapid downward spiral." Bahrain has no history of engaging in forced religious conversion. Foreign nationals as well as local minorities are able to practice
Religion_in_Bahrain
Pseudoscientific attempts to change sexual orientation or gender identity
corrective rape, and various religious practices, including prayer and exorcism. Medical professionals and activists consider "conversion therapy" a misnomer,
Conversion_therapy
Growth of various religions in the world
Muslims. Religious conversion has no net impact on the Muslim population growth. In fact, conversion will have little impact on the size of religious groups
Growth_of_religion
Series of 2015 laws in Myanmar
They include the Population Control Law, the Mongogamy Law, the Religious Conversion Law, the Interfaith Marriage Law (also called the Special Marriage
Race and Religion Protection Laws
Race_and_Religion_Protection_Laws
Religious conversion due to relationship with another convert
In the sociology of religion, secondary conversion is the religious conversion of an individual that results from a relationship with another convert,
Secondary_conversion
Marrying within a specific ethnic group, class, or social group
of the group occurs with the added dimension of requiring marital religious conversion. This permits an exogamous marriage, as the convert, by accepting
Endogamy
General Secretary of Rashtriya Swayamsevaka Sangha (RSS)
reconsideration: RSS". The Hindu. "Infiltrators from neighbouring countries, religious conversion causing population imbalance: RSS". Scroll.in. 20 October 2022. Mishra
Dattatreya_Hosabale
Viking invasion in Burgundy – repelled by Frankish forces
northern lands of his kingdom in exchange of an oath of fealty and his religious conversion. This territory, located between the mouth of the Seine and Rouen
Siege_of_Chartres_(911)
Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
recovering from surgery, Íñigo underwent a spiritual conversion and discerned a call to the religious life. In order to divert the weary hours of convalescence
Ignatius_of_Loyola
American priest (born 1947)
some time and returned to the practice of the Catholic faith after a conversion experience on June 24, 1984, making his first confession in several years
John_Corapi
Human right to practice, or not, a religion without conflict from governing powers
for Religious Freedom International Center for Law and Religion Studies International Coalition for Religious Freedom Liberty Religious conversion Religious
Freedom_of_religion
Modern sociopolitical movement among Dalits
(11 April 2019). "Ambedkarite Buddhists: Religious and Political Mobility". Religious Freedom and Mass Conversion in India. University of Pennsylvania Press
Dalit_Buddhist_movement
There is a long history of Jewish conversion to Christianity, both voluntarily and forced conversion. Voluntary conversion stems from the Christian mission
Conversions of Jews to Christianity
Conversions_of_Jews_to_Christianity
Pakistani author and Christian missionary
for her political and social work. She is known for her high-profile conversion from Islam to Christianity, following a series of visions and prophetic
Bilquis_Sheikh
Population of Muslims by country
expected to experience a modest gain of 3 million adherents through religious conversion between 2010 and 2050, although this modest impact will make Islam
Islam_by_country
Mass conversion of Hindus to Islam in India
The 1981 Meenakshipuram Conversion was a mass religious conversion that took place in the Indian village of Meenakshipuram, Tamil Nadu, in which hundreds
1981 Meenakshipuram conversion
1981_Meenakshipuram_conversion
French priest and missionary
co-founder of the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion, a religious congregation dedicated to the conversion of Jews to the Christian faith. He was born 1 May
Marie-Alphonse_Ratisbonne
Experience interpreted within a religious framework
of intense religious feelings in epileptic patients in general is rare, with an incident rate of about 2–3%. Sudden religious conversion, together with
Mystical or religious experience
Mystical_or_religious_experience
1746 book by Jonathan Edwards
Concerning Religious Affections is a publication written in 1746 by Jonathan Edwards describing his philosophy about the process of Christian conversion in Northampton
Religious_Affections
American politician (1773–1833)
through a phase of youthful irreligion, in 1818 he had a crisis ending in a conversion experience, which he recounted in letters to several friends. Randolph's
John_Randolph_of_Roanoke
English writer and religious thinker (1644–1718)
theologian, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania. An advocate of democracy and religious freedom, Penn
William_Penn
diverse province, with 8% religious minority population (predominantly Hindus) passed a bill that outlawed forced conversions. After being passed by the
Freedom of religion in Pakistan
Freedom_of_religion_in_Pakistan
of 4 for overall religious freedom, reflecting both its constitutional protections and the practical challenges posed by anti‑conversion laws and social
Freedom_of_religion_in_Nepal
Social-cultural system
happiness Religious conversion – Adoption of religious beliefs Religious discrimination – Treating a person or group differently because of their religious beliefs
Religion
Place of worship for Muslims
centres, courts of law, and religious schools. In modern times, they have also preserved their role as places of religious instruction and debate. Special
Mosque
Islamophobic conspiracy theory
agenda of initiating religious conversions into Islam. The conspiracy theory purports that Muslim men target Hindu women for conversion to Islam by means
Love_jihad_conspiracy_theory
1886 novella by Leo Tolstoy
the masterpieces of his late fiction, written shortly after his religious conversion of the late 1870s. Considered to be one of the finest examples of
The_Death_of_Ivan_Ilyich
Analysis of Muslim Growth rate & causes
Pew Research, what little information is available suggests that religious conversion has no net impact on the global Muslim population as the number of
Muslim_population_growth
Maharashtra, India investigation into TCS
allegations involving sexual grooming, mental abuse, and forced religious conversion to Islam were reported at a Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) unit
2026 TCS Nashik workplace harassment case
2026_TCS_Nashik_workplace_harassment_case
1902 book by William James
lectures (IX and X) examining religious conversion from a psychological point-of-view, along with its importance in religious history. James considered healthy-mindedness
The Varieties of Religious Experience
The_Varieties_of_Religious_Experience
Civil unrest and riots in Odisha
before Indian independence in 1947 on aforementioned issue of religious conversion. Conversions have been legislated by the provisions of the Freedom of Religion
Religious_violence_in_Odisha
Population growth of the global Christian community
Pentecostalism is the fastest-growing religious movement in the world; this growth is primarily due to religious conversion to Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity
Christian_population_growth
ISBN 978-0-19-026631-8. Osuri, Goldie (2013). Religious Freedom in India: Sovereignty and (anti) Conversion. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415665575. Uma, Saumya;
Violence against Christians in India
Violence_against_Christians_in_India
There were no reports of religious prisoners or detainees in the country. There were reports of forced religious conversion, including of minor U.S. citizens
Freedom_of_religion_in_Brunei
2022 suicide
not speak about religious conversion while recording her statements. The parents of the girl also did not allege religious conversion. She noted that
Thanjavur student suicide case
Thanjavur_student_suicide_case
significantly restricted. Individual societal abuses and discrimination based on religious beliefs or practices have been reported. According to many officials and
Freedom of religion in the Maldives
Freedom_of_religion_in_the_Maldives
Social group with unusual beliefs and rituals
to see conversion to new religious movements principally as an act of a rational choice. The application of the labels cult or sect to religious movements
Cult
interfaith marriage, refers to the religious conversion of one partner to the other's religion for sake of satisfying a religious requirement. In the Americas
Types_of_marriages
1925 poem by T. S. Eliot
post–World War I Europe under the Treaty of Versailles, hopelessness, religious conversion, redemption and, some critics argue, his failing marriage with Vivienne
The_Hollow_Men
Scottish priest and poet (1793–1847)
good in life". However, in about 1816, Lyte experienced an evangelical conversion. In attendance on a dying priest, the latter convinced Lyte that both
Henry_Francis_Lyte
Family of ethnic groups of Eurasia
language shift, acculturation, conquest, intermixing, adoption, and religious conversion. Nevertheless, Turkic peoples share, to varying degrees, non-linguistic
Turkic_peoples
Place of worship for Christians
Christian believers, while "the Church" refers to the worldwide Christian religious community. In traditional Christian architecture, the plan view of a church
Church_(building)
Comic strip by Dwaine B. Tinsley
woman who was Chester's girlfriend in crime. Following the alleged religious conversion of Hustler founder Larry Flynt in 1977, the strip was briefly retooled
Chester_the_Molester
Act of leaving a religious group
Religious disaffiliation is the act of leaving a faith, or a religious group or community. It is in many respects the reverse of religious conversion
Religious_disaffiliation
Legal act by a person of adopting a different name
estrangement of parents Religious conversion or deconversion, ordination or return to lay status (e.g. Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali upon conversion to Islam, Ibrahim
Name_change
Malaysian convert from Islam
landmark case in Malaysia. In 1998, Joy was baptised and applied to have her conversion legally recognised by the Malaysian courts. Though her change of name
Lina_Joy
Canadian sociologist of religion
overturned. Kent's book From Slogans to Mantras: Social Protest and Religious Conversion in the Late Vietnam Era was published in 2001 by Syracuse University
Stephen_A._Kent
they wanted to attend this school. There were no reports of forced religious conversion of minor US citizens who had been abducted or illegally removed from
Freedom of religion in Myanmar
Freedom_of_religion_in_Myanmar
French polymath (1623–1662)
"first conversion" and began to write on theological subjects in the course of the following year. Pascal fell away from this initial religious engagement
Blaise_Pascal
Fula people of Christian faith
to the strong historical Muslim tradition of this ethnic group, religious conversion has been low. It is estimated that around 1% of the total Fula population
Fula_Christians
Given name bestowed for a religious purpose
ISBN 978-951-746-529-8. Drower, Ethel Stefana. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1937. Name change on religious conversion, UK Deed Poll
Religious_name
the largest net losses in terms of religious conversion, according to expectations. Worldwide, religious conversions are projected to have a "modest impact
Decline of Christianity in the Western world
Decline_of_Christianity_in_the_Western_world
Knyaz of Bulgaria from 852 to 889
is that the name Boris is of Bulgar origin. After his official act of conversion to Christianity, Boris adopted the Christian name Michael. He is sometimes
Boris_I_of_Bulgaria
British musician (born 1948)
dispute, the soundtrack album was not released until 2007. After his religious conversion in the late 1970s, Stevens stopped granting permission for his songs
Cat_Stevens
Overview of Pakistan's non-Muslim minorities
Refworld. Retrieved 5 May 2015. "Pakistan: Religious conversion, including treatment of converts and forced conversions (2009–2012)" (PDF). Responses to Information
Religious minorities in Pakistan
Religious_minorities_in_Pakistan
1593 alleged saying by Henry IV of France
small sacrifice for a large advantage. It alludes to the second religious conversion, back to Catholicism, by Henry of Navarre, who underwent it in order
Paris_is_well_worth_a_mass
Adoption of new moral standards
Moral conversion, according to Lonergan, is one of three different types of conversion along with the intellectual and the religious conversion. From
Moral_conversion
French nobleman
Pavillon. Pavillon was a zealous jansenist who effected Conti´s full conversion to Jansenism. Pavillon also advised Conti to acquire a spiritual guide
Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
Armand_de_Bourbon,_Prince_of_Conti
order or morality. The state religion is Islam. The Government prohibits conversion from Islam and proselytization of Muslims. In June 2006, the Government
Freedom_of_religion_in_Jordan
Spread of Islam after the Arab conquests
other conquered territories in Africa gradually underwent a large-scale conversion from Christianity to Islam, motivated in part by a jizya tax for those
Islamization_of_Egypt
Washington's views regarding religion, based on his writings and observed activity
basis for a belief in its probability." There is also the other religious conversion that is alleged to have taken place during the American Revolution
Religious views of George Washington
Religious_views_of_George_Washington
American journalist and academic
which recounts his and his wife's friendship with C. S. Lewis, their conversion to Christianity, and dealing with tragedy. He published a sequel in 1985
Sheldon_Vanauken
Christian revivals in Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in the 1730s–1740s
new standard of personal morality. Revival theology stressed that religious conversion was not only intellectual assent to correct Christian doctrine but
First_Great_Awakening
Collection of fragments written by Blaise Pascal
17th-century philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. Pascal's religious conversion led him into a life of asceticism, and the Pensées was in many ways
Pensées
American killer (1969–1999)
website on his behalf, and he campaigned for clemency based on his religious conversion, age, and involvement in Satanism. While on death row, Sellers made
Sean_Sellers
followers of religious groups other than Islam are free to worship according to their beliefs, but the Government prohibits conversion from Islam and
Freedom_of_religion_in_Yemen
Organized effort to spread Christianity
by many missions) permit the provision of aid without requiring religious conversion. Nonetheless, the provision of help has always been closely tied
Christian_mission
There were no reports of religious prisoners or detainees in the country. There were no reports of forced religious conversion, including of minor U.S
Freedom of religion in Cambodia
Freedom_of_religion_in_Cambodia
Violence against Christians in India
public decorations, often under the pretext of preventing alleged "religious conversions" or preserving "cultural awareness.". These incidents were primarily
2025 Christmas violence in India
2025_Christmas_violence_in_India
Identity crisis involving drastic changes to one's meaning system
(2014-04-03), "Psychology of Religious Conversion and Spiritual Transformation", The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion, Oxford University Press, doi:10
Spiritual_crisis
American boxer and Catholic priest (1963–2014)
with a degree in English literature and writing. Long experienced a religious conversion after a near-death motorcycle accident in 1992. A car struck him
Stuart_Long
Overview of discrimination or hostility faced by religious minorities in Pakistan
reject forced conversion bill". Dawn. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020. "Sindh Assembly passes bill against forced religious conversions". The Express
Religious discrimination in Pakistan
Religious_discrimination_in_Pakistan
Academic
in inter-religious encounters, particularly between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. He also works on religious conversion, inter-religious polemics
Chaim_Hames
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a.
Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.
n.
A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion.
a.
Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc.
n.
Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
v. t.
To make irreligious; to turn from religion.
a.
Destitute of religion; not controlled by religious motives or principles; ungodly. Cf. Impious.
a.
Indicating a want of religion; profane; wicked; as, irreligious speech.
a.
Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.
n.
A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun.
a.
Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.
n. m.
Alt. of Religieux
a.
Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.
n.
A secondary religion; a belief or principle held in a quasi religious veneration.
a.
Irreligious.
n.
The state of being irreligious; want of religion; impiety.
v. t.
Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
a.
Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars.
adv.
In a religious manner.
n.
The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion; revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion of idol worshipers.
n.
One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; a religious zealot.