proselyte
pros·e·lyte / ˈpräsəˌlīt/ • n. a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, esp. recently. ∎ a Gentile who has converted to Judaism.• v. another term for proselytize.DERIVATIVES: pros·e·lyt·ism / -ləˌtizəm/ n.
proselyte
proselyte XIV. — ChrL. prosḗlytus — Gr. prosḗluthos stranger, sojourner (LXX), convert to Judaism (N.T.), f. 2nd aorist stem (prosēluth-) of prosérkhesthai come to, approach.
Hence proselytize XVII.
Hence proselytize XVII.
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