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proselyte
pros·e·lyte P0606900 (prŏs′ə-līt′)n. A new convert to a doctrine or religion.v. pros·e·lyt·ed, pros·e·lyt·ing, pros·e·lytes v.tr. To proselytize (a person).v.intr. To engage in proselytization. [Middle English proselite, from Old French, from Late Latin prosēlytus, from Greek prosēlutos, stranger, proselyte : pros-, pros- + ēluth- aorist tense stem of erkhesthai, to go.] pros′e·lyt′er n.proselyte (ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person newly converted to a religious faith or sect; a convert, esp a gentile converted to Judaismvb (Ecclesiastical Terms) a less common word for proselytize[C14: from Church Latin prosēlytus, from Greek prosēlutos recent arrival, convert, from proserchesthai to draw near] proselytism n proselytic adjpros•e•lyte (ˈprɒs əˌlaɪt) n., v. -lyt•ed, -lyt•ing. n. 1. a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like to another; convert. v.i., v.t. 2. proselytize. [1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin prosēlytus < Greek (Septuagint) prosḗlytos newcomer, proselyte, n. derivative of Greek prosēly-, s., in n. derivation, of prosérchesthai to come, go to] proselyte Past participle: proselyted Gerund: proselyting
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proselyte | proselyte |
Present |
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I proselyte | you proselyte | he/she/it proselytes | we proselyte | you proselyte | they proselyte |
Preterite |
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I proselyted | you proselyted | he/she/it proselyted | we proselyted | you proselyted | they proselyted |
Present Continuous |
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I am proselyting | you are proselyting | he/she/it is proselyting | we are proselyting | you are proselyting | they are proselyting |
Present Perfect |
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I have proselyted | you have proselyted | he/she/it has proselyted | we have proselyted | you have proselyted | they have proselyted |
Past Continuous |
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I was proselyting | you were proselyting | he/she/it was proselyting | we were proselyting | you were proselyting | they were proselyting |
Past Perfect |
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I had proselyted | you had proselyted | he/she/it had proselyted | we had proselyted | you had proselyted | they had proselyted |
Future |
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I will proselyte | you will proselyte | he/she/it will proselyte | we will proselyte | you will proselyte | they will proselyte |
Future Perfect |
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I will have proselyted | you will have proselyted | he/she/it will have proselyted | we will have proselyted | you will have proselyted | they will have proselyted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be proselyting | you will be proselyting | he/she/it will be proselyting | we will be proselyting | you will be proselyting | they will be proselyting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been proselyting | you have been proselyting | he/she/it has been proselyting | we have been proselyting | you have been proselyting | they have been proselyting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been proselyting | you will have been proselyting | he/she/it will have been proselyting | we will have been proselyting | you will have been proselyting | they will have been proselyting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been proselyting | you had been proselyting | he/she/it had been proselyting | we had been proselyting | you had been proselyting | they had been proselyting |
Conditional |
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I would proselyte | you would proselyte | he/she/it would proselyte | we would proselyte | you would proselyte | they would proselyte |
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I would have proselyted | you would have proselyted | he/she/it would have proselyted | we would have proselyted | you would have proselyted | they would have proselyted | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | proselyte - a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaismconvert - a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief | Translationsprosélytebekeerlingbekerenprosélito
proselyte
proselyte a person newly converted to a religious faith or sect; a convert, esp a gentile converted to Judaism proselyte
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