proselytism

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US/ˈpɹɑsəlɪˌtɪzm/

noun

The practice of proselytizing.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:proselytism.”

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Meanings

nounproselytism (countable and uncountable, plural proselytisms)

plural proselytisms

  1. countableuncountableThe practice of proselytizing.
  2. countableuncountableThe state of being a proselyte.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:proselytism.

Origin

From proselyte + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan proselitisme
  • proselitismepractice
Chinese Mandarin 傳教活動 /传教活动, 皈依
  • 傳教活動 /传教活动 (chuánjiào huódòng)practice
  • 皈依 (guīyī)state
Dutch proselitisme
  • proselitismepractice
Finnish käännyttäminen, käännynnäisyys
  • käännyttäminenpractice
  • käännynnäisyysstate
French prosélytisme
  • prosélytismepractice
German Proselytismus
  • Proselytismuspractice
Greek προσηλυτισμός
  • προσηλυτισμός (prosilytismós)practice
Hindi धर्मांतरण
  • धर्मांतरण (dharmāntraṇ)practice
Italian proselitismo
  • proselitismopractice
Polish prozelityzm
  • prozelityzmpractice
Portuguese proselitismo
  • proselitismopractice
Russian прозелити́зм
  • прозелити́зм (prozelitízm)practice
Spanish proselitismo
  • proselitismopractice
Swedish proselytism
  • proselytismpractice
Ukrainian прозеліти́зм
  • прозеліти́зм (prozelitýzm)practice
Cite this entry
APA

proselytism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proselytism

MLA

“proselytism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proselytism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proselytism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proselytism.

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