Meanings of gain proselytes in English

The Spanish priest, in order to gain proselytes with greater facility, did not forbid this worship, but placed the crucifix between the two.

The Church, to gain proselytes, accepted the old gods of the Indians as saints, and we find idolatrous superstition and Catholic display blended together.

But the arts of popularity, all the arts of gaining proselytes, are constantly on the side of its adversaries.