proselyte, pros elite

[O. Fr. pros elite (Fr. prosélyte ), from Lat. proselytus; Gr. proselytos =one converted to Judaism, a convert, from proser. chomai =to come to: pros to, and erchomai = to come; Sp. & Ital. proselito; Port. proselyto.] 1. Ord. Lang.: A new convert to some religion, sect, opinion, party, or system. 2. Judaism: A gentile convert. Two kinds were discriminated: (1) Proselytes of the gate, who followed a few Old Testament rules, and (2) proselytes ritual. of righteousne , who accepted the whole Mosaic pros-ě-lyte, v. t. & i. [PROSELYTE, 8. ] A. Trans.: To make proselytes or converts of; to convert to some religion, sect, opinion, party, or system. B. In trans.: To endeavor to make proselytes or converts; to proselytize. "He seemed to have no taste for proselyting."- Scrib ner's Magazine, August, 1877, p. 548.