Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
the practice of proselytizing;
2.
the state of being a proselyte;
spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Proselytism \Pros"e*ly*tism\, n. [Cf. F. pros['e]lytisme.]
1. The act or practice of proselyting; the making of converts
to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion,
system, or party.
[1913 Webster]
They were possessed of a spirit of proselytism in
the most fanatical degree. --Burke.
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2. Conversion to a religion, system, or party.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
proselytism
n 1: the practice of proselytizing
2: the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting
from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel