Propaganda originated as a Jesuit missionary term in the 1600s
Evidence
The term “propaganda” was originally coined by the Jesuits in the seventeenth century; it was the name given to the Vatican committee charged with propagating the Catholic faith to the rest of the world. However, it did not become part of everyday global vernacular until the beginning of World War I, when many Western powers began to use the new techniques of “mass advertising” and “public relations” to rouse popular support for their causes. Not to be outdone by our European allies, the American government entered into the propaganda fray shortly thereafter, flooding the US population with jingoistic, one-sided information. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 738
Categorization
- DEFINE: Etymology of ‘propaganda’ from the Vatican’s Congregatio de Propaganda Fide.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 738
- XREF: connects to: Catholic institutions ran antisemitic propaganda independently of secular fascism