proselyte

noun

pros·e·lyte | \ ˈprä-sə-ˌlīt

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Definition of proselyte

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a new convert (as to a faith or cause)

proselyte

verb

proselyted; proselyting

Definition of proselyte (Entry 2 of 2)

: proselytize

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Synonyms for proselyte

Synonyms: Noun

convert,
neophyte

Synonyms: Verb

Examples of proselyte in a Sentence

Noun an adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized Verb she's been trying to proselyte everyone in the office ever since she joined that church

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Kitselman also became a proselyte for the history of Waterford, helping to create educational programming at the town’s Second Street School. — Washington Post, "She died of coronavirus at 94, but a commitment to community service lives on," 17 Mar. 2021 Christian Angermayer is an unlikely proselyte of psychedelia: The German financier didn’t drink so much as a sip of beer for the first three decades of his life. — Meghana Keshavan, Scientific American, "The Psychedelics Evangelist: A German Financier Wants to Turn Magic Mushrooms into Modern Medicine," 9 July 2019 Enter proselytes in acetate eyeglasses and Rosie Pope workwear, drawn by listservs like Brooklynitos and Fort Greene Kids and BoCoCa Moms (BoCoCa being an acronym for three adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods). — Sonja Sharp, latimes.com, "At a bar in Brooklyn, would-be foster parents ponder the ethics of taking in migrant children," 27 June 2018 Rashi concludes that the text, therefore, must refer to a ger, a proselyte, who has died leaving no next of kin among the Jewish people. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, "Weiss: God's special love for the convert," 30 May 2017 In order to understand this idea, the special relationship between God and the proselyte must be examined. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, "Weiss: God's special love for the convert," 30 May 2017 The law of gezel ha-ger (stealing from a proselyte) reminds us that the Torah was given to all Jews — including converts. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, "Weiss: God's special love for the convert," 30 May 2017

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“Proselyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proselyte. Accessed 10 May. 2021.

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