Proselyte

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A new convert to a doctrine or religion.
  • v. To proselytize (a person).
  • verb-intransitive. To engage in proselytization.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who has recently converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
  • v. To proselytize.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • v. To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who changes from one opinion, creed, sect, or party to another, with or without a real change in purpose and principle: chiefly used in a religious sense.
  • n. Specifically, in Jewish hist., one who became detached from the heathen and joined a Jewish community.
  • n. Synonyms Neophyte, Convert, Proselyte, etc. (see convert), catechumen.
  • To induce to become the adherent of some given doctrine, creed, sect, or party; proselytize: as, “a proselyted Jew,”
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
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