proselyte

Meaning

Noun

One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.

Verb

To proselytize.

Synonyms

convert

neophyte

bring over

disciple

proselytize

Translations

bekeerling

prosélyte

proseliet

prosélito

prosélito

προσήλυτος

Bekehrungseifer

convertido

catecúmeno

neófito

din değiştiren kimse

المرتدّ

din değiştirme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒsəlaɪt/

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.