Able to convert religious type (6)
I believe the answer is:
oblate
'able to convert religious type' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'able to convert' is the wordplay.
'convert' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'converts' mean this).
'able'+'to'='ableto'
'ableto' anagrammed gives 'OBLATE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oblate that I've seen before include "One dedicated to monastic life" , "dedicated individual" , "person who's dedicated" , "a religious person" , "Of spheroid, flattened at the poles" .)