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proselytes

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noun

  1. plural of proselyte

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In the first division dwell the proselytes who embraced Judaism of their own free will, not from compulsion.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
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But the arts of popularity, all the arts of gaining proselytes, are constantly on the side of its adversaries.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
If gracious Anne was alive, she would make an admirable defendress of the new faith, and build fifty more churches for female proselytes.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
It is also noticeable that unbelieving members of these classes show more of a proclivity to become proselytes to some accredited faith than the average of unbelievers.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833