as in recruit
a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect
an adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized
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as in to convert
to persuade to change to one's religious faith
she's been trying to proselyte everyone in the office ever since she joined that church
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Recent Examples of proselyte
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2012
Seneca went on to become a proselyte for the Stoic path, extolling its benefits in a long run of prose essays while also serving—in some eyes, dishonorably—as an adviser to Nero.
—James Romm, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
Rashi concludes that the text, therefore, must refer to a ger, a proselyte, who has died leaving no next of kin among the Jewish People.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021
The law of gezel hager (stealing from a proselyte) reminds us that the Torah was given to all Jews – including converts.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021
In order to understand this idea, the special relationship between God and the proselyte must be examined.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021
Kitselman also became a proselyte for the history of Waterford, helping to create educational programming at the town’s Second Street School.
—Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2021
Christian Angermayer is an unlikely proselyte of psychedelia: The German financier didn’t drink so much as a sip of beer for the first three decades of his life.
—Meghana Keshavan, Scientific American, 9 July 2019
Enter proselytes in acetate eyeglasses and Rosie Pope workwear, drawn by listservs like Brooklynitos and Fort Greene Kids and BoCoCa Moms (BoCoCa being an acronym for three adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods).
—Sonja Sharp, latimes.com, 27 June 2018
Noun
The authors observe that Yemeni Jews share elevated IBD with other Jewish populations, suggesting more than an indigenous proselyte origin for this community.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2012
Seneca went on to become a proselyte for the Stoic path, extolling its benefits in a long run of prose essays while also serving—in some eyes, dishonorably—as an adviser to Nero.
—James Romm, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
Rashi concludes that the text, therefore, must refer to a ger, a proselyte, who has died leaving no next of kin among the Jewish People.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021
The law of gezel hager (stealing from a proselyte) reminds us that the Torah was given to all Jews – including converts.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021
In order to understand this idea, the special relationship between God and the proselyte must be examined.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021
Kitselman also became a proselyte for the history of Waterford, helping to create educational programming at the town’s Second Street School.
—Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2021
Christian Angermayer is an unlikely proselyte of psychedelia: The German financier didn’t drink so much as a sip of beer for the first three decades of his life.
—Meghana Keshavan, Scientific American, 9 July 2019
Enter proselytes in acetate eyeglasses and Rosie Pope workwear, drawn by listservs like Brooklynitos and Fort Greene Kids and BoCoCa Moms (BoCoCa being an acronym for three adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods).
—Sonja Sharp, latimes.com, 27 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselyte
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In the British West Indies, officials decided that Black recruits were the only viable solution to defend the colonies against the French, who occupied numerous neighboring territories in the Caribbean.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The former five-star recruit has been a true two-way player for coach Deion Sanders, getting first-team reps at wide receiver and cornerback.Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The funds were then either transferred to accounts under the co-conspirators’ control or converted to cash, authorities said.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
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Investors should be mindful of the fact that digital gold is less regulated than traditional gold assets, and fees may apply when converting digital holdings to physical gold.Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Expansion draft criticisms American sports leagues have long used expansion drafts as a means to competitive balance for their newcomers.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Germann joins an ensemble that also includes the returning Neve Campbell, who stars across the franchise as final girl Sidney Prescott, as well as newcomers Isabel May and Celeste O’Connor.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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In addition, the charity avowedly does not proselytize.Nina Totenberg, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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But Buchdahl is not the only Jewish leader today who believes that a tradition of Jews proselytizing has been underemphasized.Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Proselyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselyte. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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