n.
Pronunciation: ' prä-s ə - ˌ l ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English proselite, from Anglo-French prosilite, from Late Latin proselytus proselyte, alien resident, from Greek pros ē lytos, from pros near + - ē lytos (akin to ē lythe he went) ― more at PROS- , ELASTIC
Date: 14th century
: a new convert (as to a faith or cause)