proselyte

proselyte
[ˈprɒsɪlʌɪt]
noun
  1. a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, especially recently
    (尤指最近)改变观念的人;改变宗教信仰的人;改入他党者
    ■a Gentile who has converted to Judaism
    皈依犹太教者
verb
  1. US term for proselytize
    (美)。 同 proselytize
派生
proselytism
[-lɪtɪz(ə)m]
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek prosēluthos 'stranger, convert', from prosēluth-, past stem of proserkhesthai 'approach'
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