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Definition of: proselyte
(pros′ə·līt) noun
One brought over to any opinion, belief, sect, or party, especially from one religious belief to another. See synonyms under CONVERT.
—v. ·lyt·ed, ·lyt·ing v.i. To make proselytes.
—v.t. To make a convert of. [<LL proselytus <Gk. prosēlytos a convert to Judaism, orig. a newcomer <prosēlyth-, stem of proserchesthai approach]
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