English Explanatory Dictionary

proselyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
verb
  1. To proselytize.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɒsəlaɪt/ /ˈpɹɑsəˌlaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proselyte.wav

Word forms

proselyte proselytes proselyting proselyted

Etymology

From Old French proselite, from Late Latin proselytus (“proselyte, alien resident”), from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos, “newcomer, convert”) (from πρός (prós, “to, towards”) and the stem -ηλυ- of ἐλήλυθα (elḗlutha), perfect of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “come”)), translation of Hebrew גר (ger) in the Septuagint translation of the Torah (e.g., Exodus 12:49); also used in Matthew 23:15, Acts 2:10, Acts 6:5.

Derived words

proselyte of the gate proselytess proselytist unproselyte proselyter proselytic proselytism proselytize
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