† convertistn.
Obsolete.
1. A professed convert to religion.
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society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > [noun] > one who has undergone
proselytec1384
converse1388
convert1561
convertitec1592
convertist1611
missionary1834
mihanere1840
vert1864
proselytess1879
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Filles repenties, an order of Nunnes which haue beene profest whores; Conuertists.
1616 T. Gainsford Rich Cabinet f. 127 A statist may looke upon Moses..and a conuertist, Timothy.
2. A professed or professional converter.
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society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > [noun] > one who performs
converter1576
convertist1711
conversionist1887
1711 J. Gale Refl. Wall's Hist. Infant-baptism 8 And urg'd the words of the Parable ‘Compel 'em to come in’, as strongly as the hottest convertist in France.
1741 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses II. Ded. to Jews 19 Teach you to reply to such Convertists.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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