- PROSELYTE
- to make a CONVERT. Originally the term was used of CONVERTS to JUDAISM. Today it is often applied to people who switch DENOMINATIONAL allegiances within CHRISTIANITY or join a SECT.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
PROSELYTE
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prosélyte — [ 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 ♦… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Proselyte — 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… … Wikipedia
Proselyte — • As used in the New Testament, a convert to Judaism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Proselyte Proselyte † … Catholic encyclopedia
proselyte — 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 … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Proselyte — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proselyte — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proselyte — index partisan, persuade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
proselyte — 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… … Etymology dictionary
proselyte — *convert … New Dictionary of Synonyms
proselyte — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
proselyte — [präs′ə līt΄] n. [ME proselite < LL(Ec) proselytus < Gr prosēlytos, stranger, sojourner (in N.T., a convert) < 2d aorist stem of proserchesthai, to come < pros, toward + erchesthai, to come, akin to orcheisthai: see ORCHESTRA] a… … English World dictionary
