proselyte
1prosélyte — [ prɔzelit ] n. • 1553; proselite XIIIe; lat. ecclés. proselytus, gr. prosêlutos « nouveau venu dans un pays » 1 ♦ Hist. hébr. Païen converti au judaïsme. « ces convertis (prosélytes) étaient peu considérés et traités avec dédain » (Renan). 2 ♦… …
2Proselyte — Proselyte, from the Koine Greek προσήλυτος/proselytos , is used in the Septuagint for stranger , i.e. a newcomer to Israel ; [] and in the New Testament ( [http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi bin/words.pl?word=4339 Strong s G4339] ) for a convert… …
3Proselyte — • As used in the New Testament, a convert to Judaism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Proselyte Proselyte † …
4proselyte — PROSELYTE. ad. de tout genre. Terme pris du grec, & qui signifie proprement Estranger; mais qui se prend dans l Escriture & chez les Escrivains Ecclesiastiques pour un Homme qui a passé du Paganisme à la Religion Judaïque. Un Grec proselyte. Il s …
5Proselyte — Pros e*lyte, n. [OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F. proselytus, Gr. ?, adj., that has come, n., a new comer, especially, one who has come over from heathenism to the Jewish religion; ? toward, to + (prob.) the root of ? to come.] A new convert… …
6Proselyte — 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. [1913 Webster] …
7proselyte — index partisan, persuade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8proselyte — late 14c., from O.Fr. proselite (13c.), from L.L. proselytus (c.200), from Gk. proselytos convert (to Judaism), stranger, one who has come over, lit. having arrived, from second aorist stem of proserkhesthai, from proti toward + root of… …
9proselyte — *convert …
10proselyte — ► NOUN 1) a convert from one opinion, religion, or party to another. 2) a Gentile who has converted to Judaism. DERIVATIVES proselytism noun. ORIGIN Greek pros luthos stranger, convert …
