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单词 proselytise
释义

proselyte /prosˈi-līt/

noun
  1. Someone who has changed from one religion or opinion to another
  2. A convert, esp from paganism to Judaism
transitive verb and intransitive verb (US)

To proselytize

ORIGIN: Gr prosēlytos a newcomer, resident foreigner, from pros to, and the stem elyth- used to form aorist for erchesthai to go

prosˈelytism noun

  1. Being, becoming, or making a convert
  2. Conversion

prosˈelytize or prosˈelytise transitive verb

To (attempt to) convert

intransitive verb

To (attempt to) make proselytes

prosˈelytizer or prosˈelytiser noun

proselyte of the gate noun (historical)

A heathen allowed to live in Palestine on making certain concessions to Judaism

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