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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Singular
proselyte

Plural
proselytes

proselyte (plural proselytes)

  1. One who has recently converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.

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Infinitive
to proselyte

Third person singular
proselytes

Simple past
proselyted

Past participle
proselyted

Present participle
proselyting

to proselyte (third-person singular simple present proselytes, present participle proselyting, simple past and past participle proselyted)

  1. (transitive) To proselytize.

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