proselyte
21proselyte — pros•e•lyte [[t]ˈprɒs əˌlaɪt[/t]] n. v. lyt•ed, lyt•ing 1) a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like to another; convert 2) proselytize • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < LL prosēlytus < Gk (Septuagint)… …
22proselyte — /ˈprɒsəlaɪt / (say prosuhluyt) noun 1. someone who has come over or changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like to another; a convert. –verb (i), verb (t) (proselyted, proselyting) 2. → proselytise. {Middle English, from Late… …
23proselyte — [14] A proselyte is etymologically someone who ‘comes to’ a new religion. The word comes via Latin prosēlytus from Greek proséluthos ‘person who comes to a place’, a derivative of the verb prosérkhesthai ‘come to, approach’ …
24proselyte of the gate — noun (historical) A heathen allowed to live in Palestine on making certain concessions to Judaism • • • Main Entry: ↑proselyte …
25proselyte, proselytize — These words with different spellings have identical meanings as verbs: to convert, to cause someone to change from one religion, opinion, party, or belief to another : His task was to proselyte (or proselytize) every disgruntled voter in the… …
26prosélyte — (pro zé li t ) s. m. et f. 1° Païen qui a embrassé la religion judaïque. • Du temps de Salomon, il se trouva plus de cent cinquante mille prosélytes dans la terre d Israël, FLEURY Moeurs des Israél. tit. XIII, 2e part. p. 151, dans POUGENS..… …
27proselyte — Synonyms and related words: Christian, God fearing man, accepter, apostate, apostle, backslider, believer, bolter, catechumen, churchgoer, churchite, churchman, collaborationist, collaborator, communicant, convert, daily communicant, defector,… …
28proselyte — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. convert, follower, neophyte. See change, piety. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. neophyte, disciple, convert; see follower …
29PROSELYTE — to make a CONVERT. Originally the term was used of CONVERTS to JUDAISM. Today it is often applied to people who switch DENOMINATIONAL allegiances within CHRISTIANITY or join a SECT …
30proselyte — pros·e·lyte || prÉ‘sɪlaɪt / prÉ’ n. religious convert; one who changes his personal opinions or beliefs v. convert someone to another religion or opinion …
