Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Proselyte \Pros"e*lyte\, n. [OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F.
   proselytus, Gr. ?, adj., that has come, n., a new comer,
   especially, one who has come over from heathenism to the
   Jewish religion; ? toward, to + (prob.) the root of ? to
   come.]
   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.

         Ye [Scribes and Pharisees] compass sea and land to make
         one proselyte.                           --Matt. xxiii.
                                                  15.

         Fresh confidence the speculatist takes From every
         harebrained proselyte he makes.          --Cowper.

   Syn: See {Convert}.

Proselyte \Pros"e*lyte\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proselyted}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Proselyting}.]
   To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring
   over.

Source : WordNet®

proselyte
     n : a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism