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- DictionaryPros·e·lyte/ˈpräsəˌlīt/
noun
- 1. a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another.
verb
- 1. another term for proselytize US
noun
verb
Biblical term for convert
The biblical term "proselyte" is an anglicization of the Koine Greek term προσήλυτος, as used in the Septuagint for "stranger", i.e. a "newcomer to Israel"; a "sojourner in the land", and in the Greek New Testament for a first-century convert to Judaism, generally from Ancient Greek religion. It is a translation of the Biblical Hebrew phrase גר תושב (ger toshav). "Proselyte" also has the more gene... Wikipedia