单词 | proselyte |
释义 | proselyte[ pros-uh-lahyt ] / ˈprɒs əˌlaɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR proselyte ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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 proselyte1325–75; 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 proselyte1 neophyte, disciple. SEE SYNONYMS FOR proselyte ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM proselytepros·e·lyt·er, nounWords nearby proselyteprosecuting attorney, prosecution, prosecutor, prosecutorial, prosecutory, proselyte, proselytism, proselytize, proseminar, prosencephalon, prosenchyma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for proselyteproselyte / (ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt) / nouna person newly converted to a religious faith or sect; a convert, esp a gentile converted to Judaism verba less common word for proselytize Derived forms of proselyteproselytism (ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtɪzəm), nounproselytic (ˌprɒsɪˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for proselyteC14: 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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