converted
noting a specified type of person who has been converted from the religion, beliefs, or attitudes characteristic of that type: a converted Christian; a converted thief.
noting anything, formerly of the type specified, that has been converted to something else: His yacht is a converted destroyer escort.
Origin of converted
1Other words from converted
- qua·si-con·vert·ed, adjective
- un·con·vert·ed, adjective
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How to use converted in a sentence
Keopuolani converted on her deathbed in 1823, instructing her son Kamehameha II to protect the missionaries.
When Vreeland first converted to Buddhism, the world he joined was completely sealed.
Importantly, as part of the interim plan, Iran has diluted or converted its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium.
Hauchard converted to Islam in high school at 17, and is said to have suddenly begun wearing a beard and djellaba.
Showing the Faces of Its Murderers, ISIS Shows Its Global Reach | Tracy McNicoll | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer hyperrealist paintings are so powerful that they converted her atheist parents to Christians.
He was converted and baptized, and was the first Hebrew instructor at Harvard college.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe author of the life of St. Francis Xavier, asserts, that "by one sermon he converted ten thousand persons in a desert island."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousThe need of ministers, which explains why many souls of Indian natives remain to be converted to our holy religion.
Through lack of them a considerable number of those already pacified and who pay tribute remain to be converted.
It is very combustible, burns with a pale blue flame, and is converted into water.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas Anderson
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