Look up: proselyte


  1. Proselyte
    The biblical term "Proselyte" is an anglicization of the Koine Greek term προσήλυτος/proselytos, as used in the Greek Old Testament for "stranger", i.e. a "newcomer to Israel"; a "sojourner in the land", and in the Greek New Testament for a convert to Judaism, generally from Ancient Greek...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proselyte

  2. proselyte
    [n] - a new convert
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=proselyte

  3. proselyte
    Convert to a religion; in particular, to Judaism. The religions keenest to make converts are Christianity (see mission) and Islam. In the early years of the Roman Empire, many Roman ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. Proselyte
    Pros'e·lyte noun [ Middle English proselite , Old French proselite , French proselytus , Greek ..., adj., that has come, noun , a new comer, especially, one who has come over from heathenism to the Jewish religion; ... toward, to + (...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/178

  5. Proselyte
    Pros'e·lyte transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Proselyted ; present participle & verbal noun Proselyting .] To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over. Dr...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/178

  6. proselyte
    noun a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=proselyte

  7. Proselyte
    • (n.) A new convert especially a convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan converted to Christianity, is a proselyte. • (v. t.) To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring ove...
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  8. proselyte
    (from the article `Peter the Apostle, Saint`) ...(Acts 10:1), Peter introduced Gentiles into the church. According to Jewish requirements, a Gentile convert must first become a Jew through the ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/122

  9. proselyte
    1) A new convert 2) Convert
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/proselyte/1

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