PROSELYTE
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Pros"e*lyte (?), n. [OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F. proselytus, Gr. &unr_;, adj., that has come, n., a new comer, especially, one who has come over from heathenism to the Jewish religion; &unr_; toward, to + (prob.) the root of &unr_; to come.] A new convert especially a convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan converted to Christianity, is a proselyte.
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Ye [Scribes and Pharisees] compass sea and land to make one proselyte.
Matt. xxiii. 15.
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Fresh confidence the speculatist takes
From every harebrained proselyte he makes.
Cowper.
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Syn. -- See Convert.
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Pros"e*lyte, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proselyted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Proselyting.] To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over. Dr. H. More.
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