Definition of "proselytism" []

• The practice of proselytizing. (noun)
• The state of being a proselyte. (noun)

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• "Kasymova told Forum 18 on 8 April that Jehovah's Witnesses are involved in proselytism, which is prohibited."
• "The above-described problem is quite real among progs, many of whom believe that efforts to get people to become Catholics are "proselytism"—now a dirty word—and are thus immoral."
• "Last year, 12 Filipinos and a priest were arrested for "proselytism", after they held a secret mass in Riyadh."