proselytizationn.
/ˌprɒsᵻlᵻtʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌprɒsl̩ᵻtʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌprɑs(ə)ləˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌprɑs(ə)lədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or practice of making, or seeking to make, proselytes or converts; the work of proselytizing.
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society > faith > worship > preaching > proselytization > [noun]
proselyting1654
proselytism1737
proselytation1830
proselytization1870
1870 Times 6 June 6/3 He thought of all the evils that this society was laying the axe to the root of the most serious was that dangerous practice of proselytization.
1871 H. Marshall For very Life i. v The parents, regarding the act in the light of proselytization to some damnable heresy, took the silver coin from the child.
1890 Spectator 25 Jan. A worthy old lady..whose heart is..devoted to the work of Christian proselytisation there [sc. in India].
1957 P. Worsley Trumpet shall Sound i. 19 The active proselytization of Wesleyan missionaries had led to the triumph of Christianity in those areas long under European influence.
1991 Dædalus Summer 220 The monks..had not only to contend with the demoralization that set in with the disestablishment of Buddhism, but also had to deal with Protestant proselytization.
2005 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Jan. 16 Sikhism emerged challenging both forced proselytisation by Islamic invaders and caste restrictions among Hindus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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