Proselyte
Pronunciation : Pros"e*lyte
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F. proselytus, Gr.
Definition : Defn: 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. Ye [Scribes and Pharisees] compass sea and land to make one proselyte. Matt. xxiii. 15. Fresh confidence the speculatist takes From every harebrained proselyte he makes. Cowper.
Syn. -- See Convert.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pros"e*lyte
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over. Dr. H. More.
t. [imp. & p. p. Proselyted; p. pr. & vb. n. Proselyting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913