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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. [1913 Webster] 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