English-Thai Dictionary

proselyte

N ผู้ เปลี่ยน ศาสนา  สาวก  สานุศิษย์  neophyte disciple phu-pian-sad-sa-na

 

proselyte

VI ู้ เปลี่ยน ศาสนา  convert pian-sad-sa-na

 

proselyte

VT ทำให้ เปลี่ยน ศาสนา  convert tam-hai-pian-sad-sa-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROSELYTE

n.[Gr. to come. ] A new convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system or party. Thus a Gentile converted to Judaism is a proselyte; a pagan converted to christianity is a proselyte; and we speak familiarly of proselytes to the theories of Brown, of Black, or of Lavoisier. The word primarily refers to converts to some religious creed.

 

PROSELYTE

v.t.To make a convert to some religion, or to some opinion or system.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROSELYTE

Pros "e *lyte, n. Etym: [OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F. proselytus,Gr.

 

Defn: 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.

 

PROSELYTE

Pros "e *lyte, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proselyted; p. pr. & vb. n.Proselyting.]

 

Defn: To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over. Dr. H. More.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

proselyte

pros e lyte |ˈpräsəˌlīt ˈprɑsəˌlaɪt | ▶noun a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, esp. recently. • a Gentile who has converted to Judaism. ▶verb another term for proselytize. DERIVATIVES pros e lyt ism |-ləˌtizəm |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek prosēluthos ‘stranger, convert, ’ from prosēluth -, past stem of proserkhesthai ‘approach. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

proselyte

proselyte |ˈprɒsɪlʌɪt | ▶noun a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another. • a Gentile who has converted to Judaism. ▶verb US term for proselytize. DERIVATIVES proselytism |-lɪtɪz (ə )m |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek prosēluthos ‘stranger, convert ’, from prosēluth -, past stem of proserkhesthai ‘approach ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

proselyte

proselyte noun proselytes are not spiritually mature enough to be counseling others in church matters: convert, new believer, catechumen.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

proselyte

proselyte noun convert, new believer, catechumen, recruit, neophyte, newcomer, initiate, tyro, novice.

 

Duden Dictionary

Proselytenmacher

Pro se ly ten ma cher Substantiv, maskulin , der |Prosel y tenmacher |

 

Proselytenmacherei

Pro se ly ten ma che rei Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich abwertend , die |Proselytenmacher ei |das Proselytenmachen

 

French Dictionary

prosélyte

prosélyte n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne nouvellement convertie à une doctrine, à un mouvement. SYNONYME adepte ; partisan . Note Orthographique prosél y te.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

proselyte

pros e lyte /prɑ́səlàɪt |prɔ́s -/名詞 C ｟かたく ｠新帰依者 ; 改宗者 ; (意見 思想 党派の )変節者, 転向者 .動詞 ｟米 ｠＝proselytize .