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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Proselyte

· Pros·e·lyte · IPA /ˈpɹɑsəˌlaɪt/
01 n. A new convert especially a convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile con…
  1. 1.
    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.
    “Ye [Scribes and Pharisees] compass sea and land to make one proselyte.” — Matt. xxiii. 15.
    “Fresh confidence the speculatist takes From every harebrained proselyte he makes.” — Cowper.
Syn. See Convert.
02 v. t. To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over.
imp. & p. p. Proselyted; p. pr. & vb. n. Proselyting
  1. 1.
    To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over.