proselytism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the practice of proselytizing
noun the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel

From proselyte + -ism.

This process of proselytism, however, was not altogether successful. — Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver, Theodore Canot
Thus Protestants, Catholics, and Jews all receive the blessings and benefits of the secular education; no tampering with religious opinions--no proselytism being permitted. — The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4, George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds
It is remarkable that these performances, tolerated and encouraged, no doubt, in the convent out of a secret spirit of proselytism and in order to give these children a foretaste of the holy habit, were a genuine happiness and a real recreation for the scholars. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

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