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Definition of Proselyte

Proselyte
Proselyte 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.
Proselyte
Proselyte 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.

Meaning of Proselyte from wikipedia

- The biblical term "proselyte" is an anglicization of the Koine Gr**** term προσήλυτος (proselytos), as used in the Septuagint (Gr**** Old Testament) for...
- Obadiah the Proselyte (Hebrew: עובדיה הגר), also known as Johannes of Oppido (Italian: Giovanni da Oppido) was an early-12th-century Italian convert to...
- Historically, in the Koine Gr**** Septuagint and New Testament, the word proselyte denoted a Gentile who was considering conversion to Judaism.[citation...
- Entmemacornis proselytes is a species of snout moth. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919. It is found in Guatemala. "GlobIZ search". Global...
- Below are lists of religious converts. The term proselyte is often used as a synonym for religious converts, although historically it first referred solely...
- Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Proselyte: HMS Proselyte (1780) was originally the French privateer Stanislas, built at Havre...
- Marc Angel writes: The Hebrew ger (in post-Biblical times translated as "proselyte") literally means "resident" and refers to a non-Israelite who lived among...
- French frigate Proselyte was a one-off built to a design by Charles-Louis Ducrest, and launched in 1786 at Le Havre. French Royalists handed her over...
- HMS Proselyte was a 32-gun Royal Navy fifth-rate frigate. She was the former Dutch 36-gun frigate Jason, built in 1770 at Rotterdam, the Netherlands....
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