apostate
[ uh-pos-teyt, -tit ]
/ əˈpɒs teɪt, -tɪt /
noun
a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.
adjective
of or characterized by apostasy.
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Origin of apostate
1300–50; Middle English <Late Latin apostata<Greek apostátēs, equivalent to aposta- (see apostasy) + -tēs noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM apostate
ap·o·stat·i·cal·ly [ap-uh-stat-ik-lee], /ˌæp əˈstæt ɪk li/, adverbWords nearby apostate
aposematic, aposematic coloration, aposiopesis, apospory, apostasy, apostate, apostatize, apostaxis, a posteriori, aposthia, apostil
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British Dictionary definitions for apostate
apostate
/ (əˈpɒsteɪt, -tɪt) /
noun
a person who abandons his religion, party, cause, etc
adjective
guilty of apostasy
Derived forms of apostate
apostatical (ˌæpəˈstætɪkəl), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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