proselytistn.
/ˈprɒsᵻlᵻtɪst/, U.S. /ˈprɑs(ə)lədəst/ A person who makes, or seeks to make, proselytes or converts; (in extended use) an advocate or proponent of something; = proselytizer n.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > preaching > proselytization > [noun] > one who performs
proselyter1689
proselytizer1828
proselytist1831
1831 Biblical Repertory Jan. 78 Perhaps there are not in this country more active, restless proselytists, the Jesuits always excepted, than the present Universalists.
1859 Athenæum 5 Mar. 315 Other proselytists of milder character were for gentler measures.
1876 N.Y. Evangelist 22 June The Mormon proselytists report unusual success in their missionary work.
1939 Italica 16 49 He not only defended the new culture against its numerous and impassioned enemies, but acted as a proselytist.
1991 Boston Globe (Nexis) 19 Mar. 35 The chief proselytist for this new view of corporate earnings is G. Bennett Stewart 3d.
Derivatives
proselyˈtistic adj. of or relating to proselytism; = proselytizing adj.
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society > faith > worship > preaching > proselytization > [adjective]
proselytical1581
proselytistic1900
1900 B. Champneys Mem. C. Patmore II. iii. 39 He had resented the proselytistic raids which had been made on him and his first wife.
1975 Lima (Ohio) News 25 Aug. 3/3 (caption) A group of Mormon missionary students head for classes... The youths attending the school face two years of study and proselytistic training.
1997 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 554 100/2 Pentecostalism... is..inspired by a contagious, proselytistic spirit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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