proselyte

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Etymology

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From Old French proselite, from Late Latin proselytus (proselyte, alien resident), from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos, newcomer, convert) (from πρός (prós, to, towards) and the stem -ηλυ- of ἐλήλυθα (elḗlutha), perfect of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, come)), translation of Hebrew גר (ger) in the Septuagint translation of the Torah (e.g., Exodus 12:49); also used in Matthew 23:15, Acts 2:10, Acts 6:5.

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Noun

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proselyte (plural proselytes)

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

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Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To proselytize.

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Latin

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Adjective

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prosēlyte

  1. vocative masculine singular of prosēlytus