Religious conversion

Religious conversion is the adoption of new religious beliefs that differ from the convert's previous beliefs; in some cultures (e.g. Judaism) conversion also signifies joining an ethnic group as well as adopting that group's religious beliefs. Conversion requires internalization of the new belief system. Proselytizing is the act of trying to convert another individual from the convertee's religion to the converter's religion.

The convert/proselyte

See also the main article proselyte

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A person who has undergone conversion is called a convert or proselyte.

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A proselyte (from the Latin word proselytus which in turn comes from the Greek word προσήλυτος, proselytos meaning "someone who has found his/her place") is in general a title given to a person who has fully embraced a certain religion, world view, ideology, metaphysics, ontology et cetera.

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Latin - Greek - Religion - World view - Ideology - Metaphysics - Ontology

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On the historical meaning of the Greek word, Acts of Pilate, roughly dated from 150 to 400, in chapter 2, has Annas and Caiaphas define proselyte for Pilate:

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Acts of Pilate - Annas - Caiaphas - Proselyte - Pilate

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:"And Pilate, summoning the Jews, says to them: You know that my wife is a worshipper of God, and prefers to adhere to the Jewish religion along with you. ... Annas and Caiaphas say to Pilate: All the multitude of us cry out that he was born of fornication, and are not believed; these are proselytes, and his disciples. And Pilate, calling Annas and Caiaphas, says to them: What are proselytes? They say to him: They are by birth children of the Greeks, and have now become Jews" -Roberts Translation http://earlychristianwritings.com/text/gospelnicodemus-roberts.html

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In the traditional sense like in Proselytism this word signified people who have converted to Judaism, but is nowadays used in a wider meaning.

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Proselytism - Judaism

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