apostate

a·pos·tate

 (ə-pŏs′tāt′, -tĭt)

n.

One who has abandoned one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin apostata, from Greek apostatēs, from aphistanai, to revolt; see apostasy.]

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a·pos′tate′ adj.

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apostate

(əˈpɒsteɪt; -tɪt)

n

a person who abandons his religion, party, cause, etc

adj

guilty of apostasy

apostatical, apostatic adj

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a•pos•tate

(əˈpɒs teɪt, -tɪt)

n.

1. a person who commits apostasy.

adj.

2. of or characterized by apostasy.

[1300–50; < Late Latin apostata < Greek apostátēs (see apostasy)]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apostate - a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. deserter, ratter, turncoat, recreant, renegade quitter - a person who gives up too easily
Adj.	1.	apostate - not faithful to religion or party or cause unfaithful - not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover"

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apostate

noun

1. deserter, traitor, renegade, defector, heretic, turncoat, backslider, recreant (archaic) He was an early apostate, leaving the party last year.

adjective

1. disloyal, false, untrue, treacherous, unfaithful, heretical, faithless, backsliding, perfidious, traitorous, recreant the writings of apostate reformers like Luther

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apostate

noun

A person who has defected:

defector, deserter, recreant, renegade, runagate, tergiversator, turncoat.

Informal: rat.

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Translations

odpadlík

Renegat

luopio

apostatapostate

apostata

отступник

apostate

[əˈpɒstɪt] N → apóstata mf

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apostate

[əˈpɒsteɪt] (formal) n (= renegade, defector) → apostat(e) m/f

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apostate

n → Renegat(in) m(f), → Abtrünnige(r) mf; (Rel also) → Apostat m; he’s an apostate from the party → er ist ein Parteirenegat

adj → abtrünnig, abgefallen

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apostate

[əˈpɒsteɪt] n (frm) → apostata m/f

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