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Proselyte

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɹɒsəlaɪt

Definitions

One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.

Equivalents

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Examples

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land⟳ to make⟳ one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make⟳ him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.”
“That evening the young nun lay⟳ exhausted between life and death in a brain fever, while all Naples was ringing with the faith, beauty, and fervour of the English proselyte.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

proselyte of the gate Proselyted proselyter Proselytes proselytess Proselyting

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