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proselyte

Syllabification: (pros·e·lyte)
Pronunciation: /ˈpräsəˌlīt/

Definition of proselyte

noun

  • a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, especially recently.
  • a Gentile who has converted to Judaism.

verb

Derivatives

proselytism

Pronunciation: /-ləˌtizəm/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek prosēluthos 'stranger, convert', from prosēluth-, past stem of proserkhesthai 'approach'

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