Proselyte

n. [Fr. prosélyte, Fr. prosé­lit, Pg. proselyto, Sp. & It. proselito, Lat. proselytus, Gr. προσήλυτος, come to, a new comer, especially one who has come over from heathenism to the Jewish religion, from προσερχεσθαι, to come to, from πρός, toward, to, and ἔρχεσθαι, ἐλθεῖν, ἦλθον, to come.] A new convert, especially a convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism is a proselyte; a pagan converted to Christianity is a proselyte. Syn.—See CONVERT.