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added fact that generic meaning of proselyte is simply "convert"
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'''Proselytes''' are converts from heathenism to [[Judaism]], of which there were two classes: Proselytes of the Temple, those who accepted the ceremonial law and were admitted into the inner court of The temple; and Proselytes of the Gate, who accepted only the moral law, and were admitted only into the outer court. They were a numerous class after the Dispersion, and are reckoned at hundreds of thousands.<ref>{{Nuttall|Proselytes}}</ref>
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'''Proselytes''' in general are converts simply, persons who have been recruited to another point of view or [[belief]], usually religious, philosophical or political. In the New Testament they are converts from heathenism to [[Judaism]], of which there were two classes: Proselytes of the Temple, those who accepted the ceremonial law and were admitted into the inner court of The temple; and Proselytes of the Gate, who accepted only the moral law, and were admitted only into the outer court. They were a numerous class after the Dispersion, and are reckoned at hundreds of thousands.<ref>{{Nuttall|Proselytes}}</ref>
    
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