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Webster 1913 Edition

Proselyte

Pros′e-lyte

,
Noun.
[OE.
proselite
, OF.
proselite
, F.
proselytus
, Gr. [GREEK], adj., that has come, n., a new comer, especially, one who has come over from heathenism to the Jewish religion; [GREEK] toward, to + (prob.) the root of [GREEK] 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

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Proselyted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Proselyting
.]
To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over.
Dr. H. More.

Webster 1828 Edition

Proselyte

PROS'ELYTE

,
Noun.
[Gr. to come.] A new convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system or party. Thus a Gentile converted to Judaism is a proselyte; a pagan converted to christianity is a proselyte; and we speak familiarly of proselytes to the theories of Brown, of Black, or of Lavoisier. The word primarily refers to converts to some religious creed.

PROS'ELYTE

,
Verb.
T.
To make a convert to some religion, or to some opinion or system.

Definition 2024

prosélyte

prosélyte

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French

Adjective

prosélyte m, f ‎(plural prosélytes)

  1. proselytic

Noun

prosélyte m ‎(plural prosélytes)

  1. proselyte

Pronunciation

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