proselyte

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.

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[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.]

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pros′e·lyt′er n.

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

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]

proselyte

Past participle: proselyted
Gerund: proselyting

Imperative

proselyte

proselyte

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

prosélyte

bekeerlingbekeren

prosélito

proselyte

[ˈprɒsɪlaɪt]

A. N → prosélito/a m/f

B. VT, VI (US) = proselytize

proselyte

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