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proselytute

noun

Etymology

Blend of proselytize + prostitute.

  1. derived from prōstitūtus
  2. compounded as proselytute — “proselytize + prostitute”

Definitions

  1. A person given to excessive religious proselytizing.

    • Frankly, I think that evangelism is a profoundly obnoxious activity, particularly when proselytutes claim that they are morally superior to those who do not share their delusions.
    • Hey, that's nothing; you should see the stuff I hurled at the Buddhist proselytute formerly known as Dhamma Dog.

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