proselyte
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pros·e·lyte
(prŏs′ə-līt′)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.
[Middle English proselite, from Old French, from Late Latin prosēlytus, from Greek prosēlutos, stranger, proselyte : pros-, pros- + ēluth- aorist tense stem of erkhesthai, to go.]
pros′e·lyt′er n.
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proselyte
(ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a person newly converted to a religious faith or sect; a convert, esp a gentile converted to Judaism
vb
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a less common word for proselytize
[C14: from Church Latin prosēlytus, from Greek prosēlutos recent arrival, convert, from proserchesthai to draw near]
proselytism n
proselytic adj
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pros•e•lyte
(ˈprɒs əˌlaɪt)n., v. -lyt•ed, -lyt•ing. n.
1. a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like to another; convert.
v.i., v.t. 2. proselytize.
[1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin prosēlytus < Greek (Septuagint) prosḗlytos newcomer, proselyte, n. derivative of Greek prosēly-, s., in n. derivation, of prosérchesthai to come, go to]
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proselyte
Past participle: proselyted
Gerund: proselyting
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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 |
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proselyte
n → Neubekehrte(r) mf, → Proselyt(in) m(f)
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