convertite means A reformed or former prostitute. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Why this word is great
CONVERTITE — [Noun] One who has undergone a profound conversion in faith or morals, specifically a reformed prostitute. From English *convert* (from Latin *convertere*, "to turn around") + the suffix *-ite* (denoting a follower or adherent). Unlike a "convert," whose change may be a shift in doctrine, or a "penitent," who remains defined by a state of remorse, a convertite is defined by the completed, socially legible turn from a life of sanctioned vice to one of sanctioned virtue. It is the scent of lye soap on skin that once carried perfumed powder, the coarse weave of a grey habit against a back accustomed to silk, the determined warmth of a plain meal shared where coin once changed hands—a life permanently framed by the quiet, physical labor of building a self upon razed ground.
noun
- A reformed or former prostitute.
- A convert.“He thence departs a heavy convertite; / She remains a hopeless castaway”