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traditor
[ trad-i-ter ]
/ ˈtræd ɪ tər /
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noun, plural trad·i·to·res [trad-i-tawr-eez, -tohr-]. /ˌtræd ɪˈtɔr iz, -ˈtoʊr-/.
an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
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How to use traditor in a sentence
He, while he was still a sub-deacon, was most unmistakeably entered as a traditor in the archives of the city.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy|Aurelius AugustineWe must therefore consider and declare how far the traditor is to be accounted dead while yet alive.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy|Aurelius AugustineAugustine answered: You do not prove that I, whom you wish to baptize afresh, am either a persecutor or a traditor.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy|Aurelius AugustineIt is nothing to the point if you should say, I am not a traditor, I am not an offerer of incense, I am not a persecutor.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy|Aurelius Augustine
British Dictionary definitions for traditor
traditor
/ (ˈtrædɪtə) /
noun plural traditores (ˌtrædɪˈtɔːriːz) or traditors
Early Church a Christian who betrayed his fellow Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions
Word Origin for traditor
C15: from Latin: traitor, from trādere to hand over
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