Follower vs Proselyte - What's the difference?
follower | proselyte | Related terms |
(literally) One who follows, comes after another.
Something that comes after another thing.
One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
An imitator, who follows another's example
A pursuer.
A machine part receiving motion from another
A man courting a maidservant.
Young cattle.
A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
(Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
(colloquial, dated) A debt collector.
One who has recently converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
* King James Bible, Matthew 23:15:
To proselytize.
Follower is a related term of proselyte.
As nouns the difference between follower and proselyte
is that follower is (literally) one who follows, comes after another while proselyte is proselyte.As an adjective proselyte is
proselytic.follower
English
(wikipedia follower)Noun
(en noun)Antonyms
* leader * precursorDerived terms
* followership * nonfollowerproselyte
English
(wikipedia proselyte)Noun
(en noun)- Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte , and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.