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Definition: Proselyte |
ProselyteNoun1. A new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "proselyte" was first used: sometime around 1384. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Proselyte is used in the LXX. for "stranger" (1 Chr. 22:2), i.e., a comer to Palestine; a sojourner in the land (Ex. 12:48; 20:10; 22:21), and in the New Testament for a convert to Judaism. There were such converts from early times (Isa. 56:3; Neh. 10:28; Esther 8:17). The law of Moses made specific regulations regarding the admission into the Jewish church of such as were not born Israelites (Ex. 20:10; 23:12; 12:19, 48; Deut. 5:14; 16:11, 14, etc.). The Kenites, the Gibeonites, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites were thus admitted to the privileges of Israelites. Thus also we hear of individual proselytes who rose to positions of prominence in Israel, as of Doeg the Edomite, Uriah the Hittite, Araunah the Jebusite, Zelek the Ammonite, Ithmah and Ebedmelech the Ethiopians. In the time of Solomon there were one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred strangers in the land of Israel (1 Chr. 22:2; 2 Chr. 2:17, 18). And the prophets speak of the time as coming when the strangers shall share in all the privileges of Israel (Ezek. 47:22; Isa. 2:2; 11:10; 56:3-6; Micah 4:1). Accordingly, in New Testament times, we read of proselytes in the synagogues, (Acts 10:2, 7; 13:42, 43, 50; 17:4; 18:7; Luke 7:5). The "religious proselytes" here spoken of were proselytes of righteousness, as distinguished from proselytes of the gate. The distinction between "proselytes of the gate" (Ex. 20:10) and "proselytes of righteousness" originated only with the rabbis. According to them, the "proselytes of the gate" (half proselytes) were not required to be circumcised nor to comply with the Mosaic ceremonial law. They were bound only to conform to the so-called seven precepts of Noah, viz., to abstain from idolatry, blasphemy, bloodshed, uncleaness, the eating of blood, theft, and to yield obedience to the authorities. Besides these laws, however, they were required to abstain from work on the Sabbath, and to refrain from the use of leavened bread during the time of the Passover. The "proselytes of righteousness", religious or devout proselytes (Acts 13:43), were bound to all the doctrines and precepts of the Jewish economy, and were members of the synagogue in full communion. The name "proselyte" occurs in the New Testament only in Matt. 23:15; Acts 2:10; 6:5; 13:43. The name by which they are commonly designated is that of "devout men," or men "fearing God" or "worshipping God." Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Learner | Disciple, follower, apostle, proselyte; fellow-student, condisciple. |
Tergiversation | Turn coat, turn tippet; rat, apostate, renegade; convert, pervert; proselyte, deserter; backslider; blackleg, crawfish, scab, mugwump, recidivist. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Proselyte |
| English words defined with "proselyte": Proselyted, Proselyting, proselytism ♦ Unproselyte. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "proselyte": Gordon Riots ♦ NICOLAS ♦ Proselytes ♦ Stranger of the Gate. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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proselyte | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "proselyte"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | bekeerling (convert). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | prozelit, i kthyer në fe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | متحزب (partial), نصير (adherent, ally, booster, friend, proponent, protagonist, souteneur, sponsor), المهتدي حديثا, المرتد عن دينه. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съмишленик, спечелвам привърженици (proselytize), оглашен (auditor), обръщам в своята вяра, привърженик (addict, adherent, believer, follower, hanger-on, henchman, lover, partisan, supporter, upholder, votary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | prozelyta, nový stoupenec. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | proseliet (convert), bekeerling (convert). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | prozelito (convert), konvertito (convert). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نواموزمذهبی , کسیکه تازه بدینی واردشود, تبلیغ کردن , تبلیغ شدن , عضوتازه حزب , جدیدالایمان (Neophyte, Novice), بدین تازه ای واردکردن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | prosélyte. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Proselyt (convert), Bekehrungseifer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προσηλυτίζω (bring over, proselytize), προσήλυτοσ (convert). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מומר (apostate, convert, pervert, renegade), מ'ויר (apostate, convert), 'יורת, 'ר". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | prozelita, áttért ember. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | mualaf (neophyte, new convert). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | convertito (convert). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | caghlaader craueeaght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oselytepray prosélito, partidário (acolyte, adept, adherent, backer, follower, friend, obedientiary, partisan, party, professor, pursuivant, retainer, sticker, upholder, votary), sequaz (follower, obedientiary, partisan, pursuivant), fazer um prosélito de (proselytize), convertido (converse, convert, vert), converter (bring over, change, convert, make into, proselytize, reduce, remake, transform), adepto (acolyte, adept, adherent, camp-follower, follower, professor, sticker, supporter). (various references) prozelit, adept (adherent, advocate, backer, champion, dependant, dependent, devotee, disciple, follower, hanger-on, initiate, partisan, sectary, supporter, sympathizer, upholder, votarist, votary, zealot). (various references) обращать в свою веру (proselytize), новообращенный (catechumen, convert, neophyte, novice). (various references) prozelit, preobratiti (change, convert, transform), preobraćen (convert), obraćenik. (various references) prosélito. (various references) proselyt. (various references) inançtan dönme, din değiştirme (conversion, desertion, experience, tergiversation), dönme (apostasy, circumvolution, conversion, convert, cycle, deflection, deflexion, facing, gyration, loop, renegade, rotation, spin, swing, torsion, tumble, turn, turning, twist, veer, wheel, whirligig, winding). (various references) вербувати прихильників, новий прихильник, неофіт (catechumen, neophyte, novice), навертати до іншої віри (proselytize), прозеліт. (various references) người mới quy y, người mới nhập đạo người mới nhập đảng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | proselytos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | proselyti, proselytis, proselytorum, proselytos, proselytum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 23, Verse 15 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ouai umin grammateiV kai farisaioi upokritai oti periagete thn qalassan kai thn xhran poihsai ena proshluton kai otan genhtai poieite auton uion geennhV diploteron umwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Vae vobis scribae et Pharisaei hypocritae quia circuitis mare et aridam ut faciatis unum proselytum et cum fuerit factus facitis eum filium gehennae duplo quam vos |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Wa eow bokeres & farisei liceterasfor-þam. ge befareð sæ. & eorðan þt ge donænne ealðeodigene. & þanne he ge-wurðinbeoð ge ge-doð hine helle bearn. twifealdlicorþanne eow. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Wo to you, scribis and Farisees, ypocritis, that goon aboute the see and the loond, to make o prosilite; and whanne he is maad, ye maken hym a sone of helle, double more than ye ben. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ypocrites which compasse see and londe to bringe one in to youre belefe: and when he ys brought ye make him two folde more the chylde of hell then ye youre selves are. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | 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. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Matthew Chapter 23, Verse 15 |
| Cebuano | Alaut kamo, mga escriba ug mga Fariseo, mga maut! kay ginalatas-latas ninyo ang kadagatan ug kayutaan aron sa pagdanig bisan usa na lang ka kinabig, ug sa makabig na siya, inyo siyang ginahimo nga dubli pa kaninyo sa pagkaangayan sa infierno. |
| Croatian | "Jao vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Obilazite morem i kopnom da pridobijete jednog sljedbenika. A kad ga pridobijete, promeæete ga u sina paklenoga dvaput goreg od sebe." |
| Danish | Ve eder, I skriftkloge og Farisæere, I Hyklere! thi I drage om til Vands og til Lands for at vinde en eneste Tilhænger; og når han er bleven det, gøre I ham til et Helvedes Barn, dobbelt så slemt, som I selv ere. |
| Dutch | Wee u, gij Schriftgeleerden en Farizeen, gij geveinsden, want gij omreist zee en land, om een Jodengenoot te maken, en als hij het geworden is, zo maakt gij hem een kind der helle, tweemaal meer dan gij zijt. |
| Finnish | Voi teitä, te sokeat taluttajat, jotka sanotte: `Jos joku vannoo temppelin kautta, niin se ei ole mitään; mutta jos joku vannoo temppelin kullan kautta, niin hän on valaansa sidottu`! |
| French | Malheur vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous courez la mer et la terre pour faire un prosélyte; et, quand il l`est devenu, vous en faites un fils de la géhenne deux fois plus que vous. |
| German | Weh euch, Schriftgelehrte und Pharisäer, ihr Heuchler, die ihr Land und Wasser umziehet, daß ihr einen Judengenossen macht; und wenn er's geworden ist, macht ihr aus ihm ein Kind der Hölle, zwiefältig mehr denn ihr seid! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Celakalah kalian guru-guru agama dan orang-orang Farisi! Kalian tukang berpura-pura! Kalian pergi jauh-jauh menyeberang lautan, dan menjelajahi daratan hanya untuk membuat satu orang masuk agamamu. Dan sesudah orang itu masuk agamamu, kalian membuat dia calon neraka yang dua kali lebih jahat daripada kalian sendiri! |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Wai bagi kamu, hai ahli Taurat dan orang Parisi, orang munafik! Karena kamu mengelilingi laut dan darat hendak membawa seorang sahaja masuk agama; dan apabila ia sudah masuk, maka kamu jadikan dia anak isi neraka dua kali ganda daripada kamu sendiri. |
| Italian | Guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, che percorrete il mare e la terra per fare un solo proselito e, ottenutolo, lo rendete figlio della Geenna il doppio di voi. |
| Manx Gaelic | Smerg diu scrudeyryn as Phariseeyn, chrauee-oalsey; son ta shiu goll mygeayrt keayn as thalloo, dy hayrn agh un yoarree gys y chredjue eu hene, as tra t'eh er jyndaa hiu, ta shiu dy yannoo eh ny lhiannoo dy niurin ghaa wheesh smessey na shiu hene. |
| Maori | Aue, te mate mo koutou, e nga karaipi, e nga Parihi, e te hunga tinihanga! e taiawhiotia ana hoki e koutou te moana me te whenua, kia tahuri mai ai tetahi hei porohiraiti, a, no ka riro mai, ka meinga ia e koutou hei tamaiti mo Kehena, kino noa atu i a koutou. |
| Norwegian | Ve eder, I skriftlærde og fariseere, I hyklere, I som farer over hav og land for å vinne en eneste tilhenger, og når han er blitt det, gjør I ham til et helvedes barn, to ganger verre enn I selv er! |
| Rumanian | Vai de voi, cqrturari wi Farisei fqyarnici! Pentrucq voi knconjurayi marea wi pqmkntul, ca sq faceyi un tovarqw de credinyq; wi, dupq ce a ajuns tovarqw de credinyq, faceyi din el un fiu al gheenei, de douq ori mai rqu deckt sknteyi voi knwivq. |
| Russian | зПТЕ ЧБН, ЛОЙЦОЙЛЙ Й ЖБТЙУЕЙ, МЙ"ЕНЕТЩ, ЮФП П'ИП"ЙФЕ НПТЕ Й УХЫХ, "Б'Щ П'ТБФЙФШ ИПФС П"ОПЗП; Й ЛПЗ"Б ЬФП УМХЮЙФУС, "ЕМБЕФЕ ЕЗП УЩОПН ЗЕЕООЩ, Ч"ЧПЕ ИХ"ЫЙН ЧБУ. |
| Shuar | `Maa Wáinkiatárum jintinniutirmesha, Pariséutirmesha. Antrarum shiir chichamtiniaitrume. Nunkanmasha nayaantsanmasha Yajá wekainiuitrume Chikichík shuar Winí nemartusat tusarum. Tura atumi nemari ajasmatai atumjai nankaamas Tunáa sumamamnia awajearme.' |
| Swedish | Ve eder, I skriftlärde och fariséer, I skrymtare, som faren omkring över vatten och land för att göra en proselyt, och när någon har blivit det, gören I honom till ett Gehennas barn, dubbelt värre än I själva ären! |
| Uma | "Silaka-koi, guru agama pai' to Parisi! Lompe' hi mali-na-wadi-koi! Mako' molaa-koi medipo tahi' modao' hi role-na, bona ngalai' ria nte hadua tauna to jadi' topetuku' -ni. Pai' ane ria-pi topetuku' -ni, nitudui' -ra mpotuku' pebagiu-ni, alaa-na meliu kadada'a gau' -ra ngkai koi', pai' meliu kamasipato' -ra rahuku' hi naraka ngkai koi'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "proselyte": proselyted, proselytes. (additional references) | |
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"Proselyte" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: porcelite, powellite, proselite, proseltyse, proselyt, proselyter, proselyze, prosletye, protolife. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: polyester. | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-l-o-p-r-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: peytrels, prostyle, protyles, serotype. | |
-2 letters: elopers, erosely, eyespot, leprose, leprosy, pelters, petrels, petrols, peyotes, peyotls, peytrel, protyle, protyls, replots, respelt, restyle, retypes, soleret, spelter, steeply, tersely, yelpers. | |
-3 letters: eloper, elopes, lepers, lopers, osprey, ostler, oyster, pelter, peltry, pertly, pester, pestle, peters, petrel, petrol, peyote, peyotl, plyers, poetry, polers, portly, poster, preset, presto, proles. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-l-o-p-r-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: polyesters, proselyted, proselytes. | |
+2 letters: polystyrene, proselytise, proselytize, proteolyses, terpolymers. | |
+3 letters: electrotypes, polystyrenes, postdelivery, propertyless, proselytised, proselytises, proselytized, proselytizer, proselytizes, protensively. | |
+4 letters: electrotypers, pestiferously, polyurethanes, prepositively, pretentiously, proselytizers, prospectively, redeployments, reemployments, repetitiously, stereotypical, tetrapyrroles. | |
+5 letters: counterplayers, heterophyllies, heterophyllous, obstreperously, percutaneously, polyneuritides, polyneuritises, preemployments, preposterously, pyelonephritis, pyrheliometers. | |
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