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proselyte
pros·e·lyte
[
próssə lt
]
noun
(
plural
pros·e·lytes
)
Definition:
somebody converted to new belief:
a new convert to a religious faith or political doctrine
transitive and intransitive verb
(
past and past participle
pros·e·lyt·ed
,
present participle
pros·e·lyt·ing
,
3rd person present singular
pros·e·lytes
)
Definition:
U.S.
religion
politics
Same as
proselytize
[
14th century. Via late Latin< Greek
prosēluthos
"somebody who comes to a place" <
proserkhesthai
"come to"
]
pros·e·lyt·ic
[
pròssə líttik
]
adjective
pros·e·ly·tism
[
próssələ tìzzəm
]
noun
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pros·e·lyt·ic [ pròssə líttik ] adjectivepros·e·ly·tism [ próssələ tìzzəm ] noun
