About The Word Proselyte
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Proselyte
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What's The Definition Of Proselyte?
[n] a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
Synonyms | Synonyms for Proselyte: Related Terms | Find terms related to Proselyte: See Also | convert Proselyte In Webster's Dictionary \Pros"e*lyte\, n. [OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F.
proselytus, Gr. ?, adj., that has come, n., a new comer,
especially, one who has come over from heathenism to the
Jewish religion; ? toward, to + (prob.) the root of ? to
come.]
A new convert especially a convert to some religion or
religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or
party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan
converted to Christianity, is a proselyte.
Ye [Scribes and Pharisees] compass sea and land to make
one proselyte. --Matt. xxiii.
15.
Fresh confidence the speculatist takes From every
harebrained proselyte he makes. --Cowper.
Syn: See {Convert}.
\Pros"e*lyte\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proselyted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proselyting}.] To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over. |
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