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proselytism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɹɑsəlɪˌtɪzm/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English proselyte Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The practice of proselytizing.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being a proselyte.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:proselytism.

Forms

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proselytisms Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

antiproselytism

Relateds

proselytisation · proselytic · proselyte · proselytize · proselytiser · proselytise · proselytizer · proselytization

Translations (20)

es proselitismo (practice) · hi धर्मांतरण (practice) · el προσηλυτισμός (practice) · be празеліты́зм (practice) · mk прозелити́зам (practice) · cmn 皈依 (state) · it proselitismo (practice) · de Proselytismus (practice) · sh prozelitizam (practice) · ca proselitisme (practice) · nl proselitisme (practice) · ru прозелити́зм (practice) · pt proselitismo (practice) · fi käännyttäminen (practice) · uk прозеліти́зм (practice) · pl prozelityzm (practice) · fi käännynnäisyys (state) · sv proselytism (practice) · cmn 傳教活動 /传教活动 (practice) · fr prosélytisme (practice)