proselyte
[ pros-uh-lahyt ]
/ ˈprɒs əˌlaɪt /
noun
a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
verb (used with or without object), pros·e·lyt·ed, pros·e·lyt·ing.
Origin of proselyte
1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin
prosēlytus < Greek (Septuagint)
prosḗlytos, for
*prosḗlythos newcomer, proselyte, equivalent to
prosēlyth- (suppletive stem of
prosérchesthai to approach) +
-os noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM proselyte
pros·e·lyt·er, nounWords nearby proselyte
Example sentences from the Web for proselyting
Proselyting Buddhists, however, found their way from India and brought civilization with them.
Travels in the Far East |Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
British Dictionary definitions for proselyting
proselyte
/ (ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt) /
noun
a person newly converted to a religious faith or sect; a convert, esp a gentile converted to Judaism
verb
a less common word for proselytize
Derived forms of proselyte
proselytism (ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtɪzəm), noun proselytic (ˌprɒsɪˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for proselyte
C14: from Church Latin
prosēlytus, from Greek
prosēlutos recent arrival, convert, from
proserchesthai to draw near