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proselyte::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | convert |
| Derivation | proselytize |
Examples of proselyte
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For instance, Rabbi Meir Baal Ha Nes is thought to be a descendant of a proselyte.
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Despite its members'zeal, the league does not proselyte in the usual sense.
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Saadia Gaon, son of a proselyte, is considered the greatest early Jewish philosopher.
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The zeal and virtue of Ali were never outstripped by any recent proselyte.
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Nicolas the deacon of the Seven Deacons was a proselyte of Antioch.
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Historically in the Koine GreekSeptuagint and New Testament, the word proselyte denoted a gentile who was considering conversion to Judaism.
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- A new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
- The biblical term "proselyte" is an anglicization of the Koine Greek term u03C0u03C1u03BFu03C3u03AEu03BBu03C5u03C4u03BFu03C2 (proselytos), as used in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) for "stranger", i.e. a "newcomer to Israel"; a "sojourner in the land", and in the Greek New Testament for a first century convert to Judaism, generally from Ancient Greek religion. It is a translation of the Biblical Hebrew phrase u05D2u05E8 u05EAu05D5u05E9u05D1 (ger toshav).
- (Proselytes) Foreigners who lived among the Israelites in Biblical times.
- (Proselytes) people, acquainted with the Church doctrine, preparing themselves for the Holy Christening and for joining It.
- (proselytes) new converts to a religion
- (verb) An LDS variant of "proselytize," that is, to invite others to convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Literally, "one who comes toward." A proselyte is a convert to the Faith, usually from another religion. In the New Testament, the word usually refers to a Gentile convert to Judaism (see Acts 2:10; 13:43).
- (one who has drawn near) - a convert from one religious belief or party to another. In the New Testament (Matt. ...
- (n) - a convert, new member
