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PROSELYTE
proselyte
(noun) a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
proselyte (plural proselytes)
One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
Verb
proselyte (third-person singular simple present proselytes, present participle proselyting, simple past and past participle proselyted)
(transitive) To proselytize.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Pros"e*lyte, n. Etym: [OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F. proselytus, Gr.
Definition: A new convert especially a convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan converted to Christianity, is a proselyte. Ye [Scribes and Pharisees] compass sea and land to make one proselyte. Matt. xxiii. 15. Fresh confidence the speculatist takes From every harebrained proselyte he makes. Cowper.
Syn.
– See Convert.
Pros"e*lyte, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proselyted; p. pr. & vb. n. Proselyting.]
Definition: To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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