proselyte

English

/ˈpɹɒs.ɪlˌaɪt/, /ˈpɹɑs.ɪlˌaɪt/

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

Etymology

Affix from English prose derived from Old French proselite derived from Latin proselutus derived from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (convert, proselyte, one that has arrived at, sojourner, newcomer, one who has come over to Judaism, stranger) derived from Hebrew (modern) גר.

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

גר

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