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noun
The practice of proselytizing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The state of being a proselyte.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: conversion, rebirth, spiritual rebirth
noun
the practice of proselytizing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: persuasion, suasion
History
Etymology tree English proselyte Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English proselytism From proselyte + -ism.
Across languages
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