proselitismo
Portuguese, noun/pɾo.ze.liˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
proselitismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “proselytism (active effort to convince other people to join one’s organisation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “zelo ou diligência em fazer prosélitos”.
What does proselitismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineproselytism (active effort to convince other people to join one’s organisation)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zelo ou diligência em fazer prosélitos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of proselitismo
- proselitismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proselitismo?
- Brazil /pɾo.ze.liˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
- /pɾo.ze.liˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
- Portugal /pɾu.zɨ.liˈtiʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proselitismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proselitismo in Portuguese?
proselitismo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).