proselyte
proselyte is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Fresh confidence the speculatist takes From every harebrained proselyte he makes. Cowper.
- 2.To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- see convert
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abecedarian
- alphabetarian
- alumnus
- amateur
- and
- apostle
- apprentice
- articled
- auditor
- beginner
- catechumen
- chela
- class
- clerk
- college
- condisciple
- debutant
- disciple
- eleve
- fellow-commoner
- follower
- form
- fresh
- freshman
- grade
- graduate
- group
- inceptor
- intern
- journeyman
- junior
- law
- leading
- learn
- learner
- learning
- medical
- neophyte
- night
- novice
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is proselyte.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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