Definition of 'proselyte'
noun
verb
2. a less common word for proselytize
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Word origin
C14: from Church Latin prosēlytus, from Greek prosēlutos recent arrival, convert, from proserchesthai to draw near
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noun
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ME proselite < LL(Ec) proselytus < Gr prosēlytos, stranger, sojourner (in N.T., a convert) < 2d aorist stem of proserchesthai, to come < pros, toward + erchesthai, to come, akin to orcheisthai: see orchestraWord Frequency
proselyte in American English
(ˈprɑsəˌlait) (verb -lyted, -lyting)
noun
1.
a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert
intransitive verb or transitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. neophyte, disciple.2.
to proselytize
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proselyter noun
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[1325–75; ME ‹ LL prosēlytus ‹ Gk (Septuagint) prose᷄lytos, for *prose᷄lythos newcomer, proselyte, equiv. to prosēlyth- (suppletive s. of prosérchesthai to approach) + -os n. suffix]Examples of 'proselyte' in a sentence
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