Definition of proselyte in English:

proselyte

noun ˈprɒsɪlʌɪtˈprɑsəˌlaɪt

1A person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another.
（尤指最近）改变观念的人；改变宗教信仰的人；改入他党者
Example sentencesExamples
- Coleridge was thus for him the latest in a line of prospective English prosodic proselytes.
- I have found this in the case of Buddhism, which doesn't advocate proselytes, and somewhat in Judaism - which doesn't seek to convert either but many followers certainly have a great pride in it and wish to express this.
- From either side of the Atlantic, two of the more influential proselytes of that degenerate old collectivist have chosen to re-iterate all the old myths once again.
- At the extreme, the new economy proselyte promotes the Internet as the solution for everything from education and health care to pollution, inequality and world peace.
- For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword.
Synonyms
convert, new believer, catechumen, recruit, neophyte, newcomer, initiate, tyro, novice
1. 1.1 A Gentile who has converted to Judaism.
  皈依犹太教者
  Example sentencesExamples
  It visited the sin of the fathers not only upon their biological children but also upon every single Jew, homeborn or proselyte.
  How could it be otherwise, when all of the first Christians were Jews and when, on this reading, both the fourth evangelist and his primary readers were Jews and Jewish proselytes?
  More likely, they were Jews or Gentile proselytes who knew about the God of the Old Testament but not about Jesus, his death, his resurrection, and salvation through him.
  For these same proselytes, it meanwhile fulfilled the scriptural injunction of a temple service garment of utmost simplicity.
  The artist of the printed Amsterdam Haggadah, a proselyte by the name of Abraham bar Jacob, based his image on an unrelated image from the well-known Icones Biblicae of the Swiss artist Matthaeus Merian, first published in 1630.

verb ˈprɒsɪlʌɪtˈprɑsəˌlaɪt

another term for proselytize
Example sentencesExamples
- The Mormons had come as part of a great upsurge in proselyting to American Indians, known under doctrines of the faith as the ‘Lamanites.’
- On the other hand, it may very well be that proselyting the world has become so ingrained a habit that no change is possible.
- While Buddhism is not a religion that proselytes, it certainly has a sense of its own mission in spreading its message.
- I think the churches are filled with people who have been proselyted to a religion.
- ‘We don't want taxpayer dollars being spent in order to proselyte children into praying to Zeus and Apollo,’ she remarked.

Derivatives

proselytism

noun ˈprɒsɪlɪtɪz(ə)mˈprɑs(ə)ləˌtɪzəm

Freedom of religion and conscience certainly entails accepting proselytism, even where it is not respectable.
Example sentencesExamples
- The research presented in this book finds its anxiety about proselytism disproportionate and misplaced.
- In Singapore there is full freedom of religious practice, but not of religious proselytism.
- Related to social disorganization, a second factor acting in favor of Protestant proselytism has been the failure of the economy in Latin America to empower most of its population to leave the ranks of poverty and underemployment.
- Although Article 13 of the Constitution protects freedom of religious conscience and worship for known religions, proselytism is prohibited.

Origin

Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek prosēluthos 'stranger, convert', from prosēluth-, past stem of proserkhesthai 'approach'.

Definition of proselyte in US English:

proselyte

nounˈpräsəˌlītˈprɑsəˌlaɪt

1A person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another.
（尤指最近）改变观念的人；改变宗教信仰的人；改入他党者
Example sentencesExamples
- At the extreme, the new economy proselyte promotes the Internet as the solution for everything from education and health care to pollution, inequality and world peace.
- I have found this in the case of Buddhism, which doesn't advocate proselytes, and somewhat in Judaism - which doesn't seek to convert either but many followers certainly have a great pride in it and wish to express this.
- For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword.
- Coleridge was thus for him the latest in a line of prospective English prosodic proselytes.
- From either side of the Atlantic, two of the more influential proselytes of that degenerate old collectivist have chosen to re-iterate all the old myths once again.
Synonyms
convert, new believer, catechumen, recruit, neophyte, newcomer, initiate, tyro, novice
1. 1.1 A Gentile who has converted to Judaism.
  皈依犹太教者
  Example sentencesExamples
  It visited the sin of the fathers not only upon their biological children but also upon every single Jew, homeborn or proselyte.
  How could it be otherwise, when all of the first Christians were Jews and when, on this reading, both the fourth evangelist and his primary readers were Jews and Jewish proselytes?
  For these same proselytes, it meanwhile fulfilled the scriptural injunction of a temple service garment of utmost simplicity.
  More likely, they were Jews or Gentile proselytes who knew about the God of the Old Testament but not about Jesus, his death, his resurrection, and salvation through him.
  The artist of the printed Amsterdam Haggadah, a proselyte by the name of Abraham bar Jacob, based his image on an unrelated image from the well-known Icones Biblicae of the Swiss artist Matthaeus Merian, first published in 1630.

verbˈpräsəˌlītˈprɑsəˌlaɪt

another term for proselytize
Example sentencesExamples
- I think the churches are filled with people who have been proselyted to a religion.
- On the other hand, it may very well be that proselyting the world has become so ingrained a habit that no change is possible.
- While Buddhism is not a religion that proselytes, it certainly has a sense of its own mission in spreading its message.
- ‘We don't want taxpayer dollars being spent in order to proselyte children into praying to Zeus and Apollo,’ she remarked.
- The Mormons had come as part of a great upsurge in proselyting to American Indians, known under doctrines of the faith as the ‘Lamanites.’

Origin

Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek prosēluthos ‘stranger, convert’, from prosēluth-, past stem of proserkhesthai ‘approach’.

单词	proselyte
释义	Definition of proselyte in English: proselyte noun ˈprɒsɪlʌɪtˈprɑsəˌlaɪt 1A person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another. （尤指最近）改变观念的人；改变宗教信仰的人；改入他党者 Example sentencesExamples Coleridge was thus for him the latest in a line of prospective English prosodic proselytes. I have found this in the case of Buddhism, which doesn't advocate proselytes, and somewhat in Judaism - which doesn't seek to convert either but many followers certainly have a great pride in it and wish to express this. From either side of the Atlantic, two of the more influential proselytes of that degenerate old collectivist have chosen to re-iterate all the old myths once again. At the extreme, the new economy proselyte promotes the Internet as the solution for everything from education and health care to pollution, inequality and world peace. For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Synonyms convert, new believer, catechumen, recruit, neophyte, newcomer, initiate, tyro, novice 1.1 A Gentile who has converted to Judaism. 皈依犹太教者 Example sentencesExamples It visited the sin of the fathers not only upon their biological children but also upon every single Jew, homeborn or proselyte. How could it be otherwise, when all of the first Christians were Jews and when, on this reading, both the fourth evangelist and his primary readers were Jews and Jewish proselytes? More likely, they were Jews or Gentile proselytes who knew about the God of the Old Testament but not about Jesus, his death, his resurrection, and salvation through him. For these same proselytes, it meanwhile fulfilled the scriptural injunction of a temple service garment of utmost simplicity. The artist of the printed Amsterdam Haggadah, a proselyte by the name of Abraham bar Jacob, based his image on an unrelated image from the well-known Icones Biblicae of the Swiss artist Matthaeus Merian, first published in 1630. verb ˈprɒsɪlʌɪtˈprɑsəˌlaɪt US another term for proselytize Example sentencesExamples The Mormons had come as part of a great upsurge in proselyting to American Indians, known under doctrines of the faith as the ‘Lamanites.’ On the other hand, it may very well be that proselyting the world has become so ingrained a habit that no change is possible. While Buddhism is not a religion that proselytes, it certainly has a sense of its own mission in spreading its message. I think the churches are filled with people who have been proselyted to a religion. ‘We don't want taxpayer dollars being spent in order to proselyte children into praying to Zeus and Apollo,’ she remarked. Derivatives proselytism noun ˈprɒsɪlɪtɪz(ə)mˈprɑs(ə)ləˌtɪzəm Freedom of religion and conscience certainly entails accepting proselytism, even where it is not respectable. Example sentencesExamples The research presented in this book finds its anxiety about proselytism disproportionate and misplaced. In Singapore there is full freedom of religious practice, but not of religious proselytism. Related to social disorganization, a second factor acting in favor of Protestant proselytism has been the failure of the economy in Latin America to empower most of its population to leave the ranks of poverty and underemployment. Although Article 13 of the Constitution protects freedom of religious conscience and worship for known religions, proselytism is prohibited. Origin Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek prosēluthos 'stranger, convert', from prosēluth-, past stem of proserkhesthai 'approach'. Definition of proselyte in US English: proselyte nounˈpräsəˌlītˈprɑsəˌlaɪt 1A person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another. （尤指最近）改变观念的人；改变宗教信仰的人；改入他党者 Example sentencesExamples At the extreme, the new economy proselyte promotes the Internet as the solution for everything from education and health care to pollution, inequality and world peace. I have found this in the case of Buddhism, which doesn't advocate proselytes, and somewhat in Judaism - which doesn't seek to convert either but many followers certainly have a great pride in it and wish to express this. For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Coleridge was thus for him the latest in a line of prospective English prosodic proselytes. From either side of the Atlantic, two of the more influential proselytes of that degenerate old collectivist have chosen to re-iterate all the old myths once again. Synonyms convert, new believer, catechumen, recruit, neophyte, newcomer, initiate, tyro, novice 1.1 A Gentile who has converted to Judaism. 皈依犹太教者 Example sentencesExamples It visited the sin of the fathers not only upon their biological children but also upon every single Jew, homeborn or proselyte. How could it be otherwise, when all of the first Christians were Jews and when, on this reading, both the fourth evangelist and his primary readers were Jews and Jewish proselytes? For these same proselytes, it meanwhile fulfilled the scriptural injunction of a temple service garment of utmost simplicity. More likely, they were Jews or Gentile proselytes who knew about the God of the Old Testament but not about Jesus, his death, his resurrection, and salvation through him. The artist of the printed Amsterdam Haggadah, a proselyte by the name of Abraham bar Jacob, based his image on an unrelated image from the well-known Icones Biblicae of the Swiss artist Matthaeus Merian, first published in 1630. verbˈpräsəˌlītˈprɑsəˌlaɪt US another term for proselytize Example sentencesExamples I think the churches are filled with people who have been proselyted to a religion. On the other hand, it may very well be that proselyting the world has become so ingrained a habit that no change is possible. While Buddhism is not a religion that proselytes, it certainly has a sense of its own mission in spreading its message. ‘We don't want taxpayer dollars being spent in order to proselyte children into praying to Zeus and Apollo,’ she remarked. The Mormons had come as part of a great upsurge in proselyting to American Indians, known under doctrines of the faith as the ‘Lamanites.’ Origin Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek prosēluthos ‘stranger, convert’, from prosēluth-, past stem of proserkhesthai ‘approach’.
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