proselyte
a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
Origin of proselyte
1Other words for proselyte
Other words from proselyte
- pros·e·lyt·er, noun
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How to use proselyte in a sentence
Proselytes from other and hostile creeds trooped over with hosannas and loud outcries of rejoicing.
Sundry Accounts | Irvin S. CobbProselytes, however, performed very important functions in it.
Heaven send that he may hold to the Opinion and forget the Wish to make Proselytes!
A Christmas Accident and Other Stories | Annie Eliot TrumbullProselytes might be circumcised in later life, but one of the 'stock of Israel' only on the 'eighth day.'
Expositions of Holy Scripture | Alexander MaclarenProselytes came in sufficient numbers to make the subject an important theme of discussion in the Jewish Academy.
A Thousand Years of Jewish History | Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
British Dictionary definitions for proselyte
/ (ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt) /
a person newly converted to a religious faith or sect; a convert, esp a gentile converted to Judaism
a less common word for proselytize
Origin of proselyte
1Derived forms of proselyte
- proselytism (ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtɪzəm), noun
- proselytic (ˌprɒsɪˈlɪtɪk), adjective
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