proselytism
Americannoun
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the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
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the state or condition of a proselyte.
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the practice of making proselytes.
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Proselytism was still carried on with zeal, and new converts were made every day.
From The Paris Sketch Book by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Proselytism is not possible in an epoch where each individual feels himself as capable as his neighbour of reasoning, of reforming, and of advancing by following his own impulses.
From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
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