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proselytus.

proselyte (male), convert; converted heathen (to Judism); sojourner/stranger;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[prɔˈseː.ly.tʊs]Classical-Latin[proˈs̬ɛː.li.tus]
  1. come from abroad, foreign, strange

    Late-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos, “one that has arrived at [a place]”, “stranger”, “sojourner”; “one who has come over to Judaism”, “convert”, “proselyte”), from προσέρχομαι (prosérkhomai).

noun[prɔˈseː.ly.tʊs]Classical-Latin[proˈs̬ɛː.li.tus]
  1. a sojourner, a stranger in the land

    Late-Latin · declension-2
  2. one that has come over from heathenism to the Jewish religion, a proselyte

    declension-2 · especially · post-Classical
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos, “one that has arrived at [a place]”, “stranger”, “sojourner”; “one who has come over to Judaism”, “convert”, “proselyte”), from προσέρχομαι (prosérkhomai).

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