PROSELYTE


Meaning of PROSELYTE in English

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

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