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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Proselytism

· Pros·e·ly·tism · IPA /ˈpɹɑsəlɪˌtɪzm/
01 n. The act or practice of proselyting; the making of converts to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion, system, or party.
  1. 1.
    The act or practice of proselyting; the making of converts to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion, system, or party.
    “They were possessed of a spirit of proselytism in the most fanatical degree.” Burke.
  2. 2.
    Conversion to a religion, system, or party.