I. ˈprä-sə-ˌlīt noun
Etymology: Middle English proselite, from Anglo-French prosilite, from Late Latin proselytus proselyte, alien resident, from Greek prosēlytos, from pros near + -ēlytos (akin to ēlythe he went) — more at pros- , elastic
Date: 14th century
: a new convert (as to a faith or cause)
II. verb
( -lyt·ed ; -lyt·ing )
Date: 1624
: proselytize