Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PROS'E-LYT-ISM
PROS'E-LYT-ISM, n.
- The making of converts to a religion or religious sect, or to any opinion, system or party. They were possessed of a spirit of proselytism in the most fanatical degree. – Burke.
- Conversion to a system or creed.
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