Science Fair Project Encyclopedia 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. A person who has undergone conversion
is called a convert or proselyte. 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. In the traditional sense like in Proselytism
this word signified people who have converted to Judaism, but is
nowadays used in a wider meaning. Conversion to Judaism See also
the main article ger tzedek Jewish law has strict guidelines for
accepting new converts to Judaism (a process called "giur").
According to Jewis