proselyte

A new convert to a doctrine or religion.

To proselytize (a person).

To engage in proselytization.

To induce to become the adherent of some given doctrine, creed, sect, or party; proselytize: as, “a proselyted Jew,”

One who changes from one opinion, creed, sect, or party to another, with or without a real change in purpose and principle: chiefly used in a religious sense.

Specifically, in Jewish hist., one who became detached from the heathen and joined a Jewish community.

Synonyms Neophyte, Convert, Proselyte, etc. (see convert), catechumen.

A new convert especially a convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan converted to Christianity, is a proselyte.

To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over.

One who has recently converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.