Proselyte

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over.

II. Proselyte ·noun 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.

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