proselyte noun & verb. ['prɒsɪlʌɪt] LME.
[Late Latin proselytus from Greek prosēluthos stranger, (New Testament) convert to Judaism, from prosēluth- aorist stem of proserkhesthai come to, approach, formed as PROS- + erkhesthai come.]
A. noun.
1. A person who has converted, esp. recently, from one opinion, faith, political party, etc., to another. LME.

2. spec. A Gentile who has fully converted to Judaism. LME.
attrib.:
■ J. Gilchrist Proselyte Baptism existed among the Jews.
b. verb.
1. verb trans. = PROSELYTIZE 2. Now chiefly US. E17.

2. verb intrans. Become a proselyte. L17-E18.

3. verb intrans. = PROSELYTIZE 1. L18.

■ proselytism noun (a) the fact of becoming or state of being a proselyte; (b) the practice of proselytizing: M17.

■ proselytist noun a proselytizer M19.

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