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单词 proselytes
释义

proselyte

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noun

pros·​e·​lyte ˈprä-sə-ˌlīt How to pronounce proselyte (audio)
: a new convert (as to a faith or cause)

proselyte

2 of 2

verb

proselyted; proselyting
: proselytize

Synonyms

Noun

  • convert
  • neophyte

Verb

  • convert
  • proselytize
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Example Sentences

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
Seneca went on to become a proselyte for the Stoic path, extolling its benefits in a long run of prose essays while also serving—in some eyes, dishonorably—as an adviser to Nero. James Romm, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 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, sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021 The law of gezel hager (stealing from a proselyte) reminds us that the Torah was given to all Jews – including converts. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021 In order to understand this idea, the special relationship between God and the proselyte must be examined. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021 Kitselman also became a proselyte for the history of Waterford, helping to create educational programming at the town’s Second Street School. Washington Post, 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, 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, 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, 30 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English proselite, from Anglo-French prosilite, from Late Latin proselytus proselyte, alien resident, from Greek prosēlytos, from pros near + -ēlytos (akin to ēlythe he went) — more at pros-, elastic

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1624, in the meaning defined above

proselytes 1 of 2

noun

plural of proselyte
as in recruits
a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect an adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • recruits
  • newcomers
  • converts
  • novices
  • neophytes
  • catechumens
  • novitiates
  • regenerates

proselytes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of proselyte
as in converts
to persuade to change to one's religious faith she's been trying to proselyte everyone in the office ever since she joined that church

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • converts
  • proselytizes
  • influences
  • propagates
  • brainwashes
  • missionizes
  • sways

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • secularizes
  • dissuades
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