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单词 proselyte
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proselyte

[ pros-uh-lahyt ]
/ ˈprɒs əˌlaɪt /
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noun

a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.

verb (used with or without object), pros·e·lyt·ed, pros·e·lyt·ing.

proselytize.

Origin of proselyte

1325–75; Middle English <Late Latin prosēlytus<Greek (Septuagint) prosḗlytos, for *prosḗlythos newcomer, proselyte, equivalent to prosēlyth- (suppletive stem of prosérchesthai to approach) + -os noun suffix

SYNONYMS FOR proselyte

1 neophyte, disciple.
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OTHER WORDS FROM proselyte

pros·e·lyt·er, noun

Words nearby proselyte

prosecuting attorney, prosecution, prosecutor, prosecutorial, prosecutory, proselyte, proselytism, proselytize, proseminar, prosencephalon, prosenchyma
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British Dictionary definitions for proselyte

proselyte
/ (ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt) /

noun

a person newly converted to a religious faith or sect; a convert, esp a gentile converted to Judaism

verb

a less common word for proselytize

Derived forms of proselyte

proselytism (ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtɪzəm), nounproselytic (ˌprɒsɪˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for proselyte

C14: from Church Latin prosēlytus, from Greek prosēlutos recent arrival, convert, from proserchesthai to draw near
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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