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proselyte
- /ˈpɹɒsəlaɪt/ UK
- /ˈpɹɑsəˌlaɪt/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun proselytes
- One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
verb proselytes · proselyting · proselyted
- To proselytize.
Translations
Talk about this word "proselyte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/proselyte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. proselyte. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/proselyte "proselyte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/proselyte.Cite this
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title = {proselyte},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proselyte},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
