Another common word in the Renaissance that also means “turn” is trope, which refers to a figure of speech, such as metaphor.
Its religious application-a redirecting, renewal, or reconfiguration of faith-is the most familiar. Historically, the English word derives from the Latin verb vertere, meaning “to turn,” and over time it develops a wide range of sociocultural applications. Conversion is by definition a turning, usually a turning to or toward something, although also a turning back or even around, like a top. This essay traces the varying implications of the word-concept conversion from the early Reformation to its use in John Donne’s poems and sermons, in a sermon by Lancelot Andrewes, and in John Milton’s Paradise Lost.
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