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proselytes

proselytes is the plural of proselyte.

Meaning of proselyte

Noun

proselyte (plural proselytes)

  1. One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
    • 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 23:15

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Phrases with proselytes

Questions about proselytes

What is proselytes the plural of?
Proselytes is the plural of proselyte.

Words near proselytes in the dictionary

  1. proselyte
  2. proselyte of the gate
  3. proselyted
  4. proselyter
  5. proselyters
  6. proselytes
  7. proselytes of the gate
  8. proselytess
  9. proselytesses
  10. proselytic
  11. proselytical

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