proselyte

Meanings

Noun

a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.

Verb

To proselytize.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French proselite, from Late Latin proselytus (“proselyte, alien resident”), from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos, “newcomer, convert”) (from πρός (prós, “to, towards”) and the stem -ηλυ- of ἐλήλυθα (elḗlutha), perfect of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “come”)), translation of Hebrew גר (ger) in the Septuagint translation of the Torah (e.g., Exodus 12:49); also used in Matthew 23:15, Acts 2:10, Acts 6:5.

Scrabble Score: 14

proselyte is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
proselyte is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
proselyte is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

proselyte is a valid Words With Friends word