Religious conversion

adoption of religious beliefs

thumb|upright|A Christian proselytizer trying to spread his faith in London, England, 1970

Proselyte is the anglicized form of the Greek word ( or 'newcomer'). In the Septuagint, the classical Greek translation of the Tanakh, the term refers to someone born outside of the Jewish community who relocates to the Land of Israel and adopts, either fully or partially, the observance of () and practice of Judaism. The term is itself a translation of (), a rabbinic designation found in the Mishnah and Talmud for a non‑Jewish resident who accepts certain commandments and protections of the Jewish community; it is distinct from a full convert (). The term also has the more general meaning in

adoption of a particular religious faith shortly before dying

religious conversion based on marriage

adoption of a dominant culture's religion