proselyte
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From Middle English proselite, from Late Latin proselutus (proselytus), “‘proselyte, alien resident’”), from Ancient Greek προσηλυτος (proselytos), “‘newcomer, convert’”), from the Septuagint translation of the Torah.
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proselyte (plural proselytes)
- One who has recently converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
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one who has converted to a religion
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to proselyte (third-person singular simple present proselytes, present participle proselyting, simple past and past participle proselyted)
- (transitive) To proselytize.
