Noun: proselyte 'pró-si,lIt
Usage: US, rare
- A new convert, especially a gentile converted to Judaism
"The proselyte embraced the traditions of his newly adopted faith"
Usage: US, rare
- Convert to another faith or religion
"Christian efforts to proselyte Jews began to be made on nationalistic lines";
- proselytize, proselytise [Brit]
Derived forms: proselyting, proselytes, proselyted
Type of: convert
Encyclopedia: Proselyte