traditor

American  

[trad-i-ter] / ˈtræd ɪ tər /

noun

traditores plural

1. an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.

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traditor British  

/ ˈtrædɪtə /

noun

1. Early Church a Christian who betrayed his fellow Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• traditores
  plural

Etymology

Origin of traditor

1325–75; Middle English < Latin trāditor traitor, equivalent to trādi-, variant stem of trādere ( see tradition) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

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traditor

No," he repeated, "Cæcilianus was not a traditor, nor Felix of Abthugni either who consecrated him bishop.

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent

So they set themselves to shout traditor against whoever displeased them, and particularly against those of Carthage and the Proconsulate.

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent

Finally, an inquiry, conducted by laymen, proved that Felix of Abthugni was not a traditor.

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent

It is to be distinguished from the word "traitor," which comes from the Latin "traditor," one who gives up another.

From Stories from Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath