proselyte (redirected from proselyted)

pros·e·lyte  (prs-lt)

n.

A new convert to a doctrine or religion.

v. pros·e·lyt·ed, pros·e·lyt·ing, pros·e·lytes

v.tr.

To proselytize (a person).

v.intr.

To engage in proselytization.

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[Middle English proselite, from Old French, from Late Latin proslytus, from Greek proslutos, stranger, proselyte : pros-, pros- + , luth- aorist tense stem of erkhesthai, to go.]

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prose·lyter n.

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proselyte [ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt]

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a person newly converted to a religious faith or sect; a convert, esp a gentile converted to Judaism

vb

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a less common word for proselytize

[from Church Latin prosēlytus, from Greek prosēlutos recent arrival, convert, from proserchesthai to draw near]

proselytism  [ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtɪzəm] n

proselytic  [ˌprɒsɪˈlɪtɪk] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

proselyte - a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism convert - a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

Translations

proselyte [ˈprɒsɪlaɪt]

A. N → prosélito/a m/f

B. VT, VI (US) = proselytize

proselyte

n → Neubekehrte(r) mf, → Proselyt(in) m(f)